Federal Government had the issue to the House of Commons on June 11, 1872. The House almost unanimously agreed Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's first Prime Minister, sent formal inquiries to the British Parliament in London. This resulted in Queen Victoria herself intervening, the Canadian government would also send a complaint to the Office of the British Ambassador in Washington DC, claiming that America had violated international law and had ignored the proper steps needed for extradition. The London Police Service had arrested Issac Cornwall on June 10, 1872 when he was again caught in London. he was placed in the cells at the London Police Station and the preliminary hearing was held on June 13th, all who had witnessed the abduction of Bratton testified at the trial. With testimony from Bratton himself, who had been released two days before the trial began, Cornwall was sentenced to 3 years in Kingston penitentiary for his role in the kidnapping. Looking to avoid an international incident, Bratton was sent back to Ontario on June 11th, where he was received warmly. Bratton continued his medical practice in London for some time, where he was highly respected for his work. In Canada, the violence of Bratton's crimes and his Ku Klux Klan connections were not noted. He remained in Canada for a few years, but eventually returned to York County. Legacy and death Bratton was involved in freemasonry; when he died, he was a 33rd degree Mason. For some period in his life, he was president of the South Carolina State Medical Association. He died September 2, 1897. He was buried in the family burying ground at Bethesda. Bratton's Klan activities are said to be the inspiration for Thomas Dixon Jr.'s novel The Clansman, which was the basis of the movie The Birth of a Nation. Dixon had relatives in York County from which he may have learned about Bratton. Further reading Excerpts from the diary of James Rufus Bratton are available at: West, Jerry L. The Bloody South Carolina Election of 1876: Wade Hampton III, the Red Shirt Campaign for Governor and the End of Reconstruction. McFarland (2010), p. 189 Bratton family papers References 1821 births 1897 deaths American planters American slave owners Ku Klux Klan crimes American Ku Klux Klan members People of South Carolina in the American Civil War People from York County, South Carolina South Carolina Republicans University of South