The American embassy in Ottawa complained and the Attorney - General of Ontario ordered , in 1881 , that the brutality stop and that flogging not occur without his permission .
In 1880 , Prince ordered that an American prisoner be flogged nearly to death .
The American embassy in Ottawa complained and the Attorney - General of Ontario ordered , in 1881 , that the brutality stop and that flogging not occur without Prince 's permission .
In 1880 , Prince ordered that an American prisoner be flogged nearly to death .