Law breakers from both sides (US and Canada) went to the Indian Stream Territory which was claimed by both countries but where law was not well-enforced by either. The only jail was a huge potash kettle which was tipped over on the prisoner on a big flat rock. People refused to pay taxes or even their store bills. Canadian officers served writs in the Territory and the New Hampshire sheriff tried to make arrests.
Luther Parker, head of the New Hampshire Boys, and general storekeeper, was arrested and taken to Canada for "threatening a Canadian" during an argument in the store. Luther was freed when friends swore "he wasn't threatening anyone with that knife, he was just whittling." Canadian Justice Rea talked to a crowd at the Center School to try to get them to join Canada. Luther Parker and the New Hampshire Boys broke up the meeting. Rea brought posses from Canada and arrested Blanchard, a New Hampshire deputy sheriff. The Indian Stream people were alerted, gathered a crowd, and chased the posses and rescued Blanchard. Later, at the store, they talked themselves into such a state that they went back into Canada to Rea's home, kidnapped him and brought him to the store. They didn't quite know what to do with him, so they sent him home.
This affair was beginning to stir up more important people. Lord Gossford
of Canada sent a letter to Governor Badger of New Hampshire. Gov. Badger sent
the state militia to maintain order.(Source: http://www.weirs.com/w_times/99archiv/02/11/askdr.htm)