Judges and Judiciary
Dec. 6, 2000
150 Years of Federal History
A scurvy-riddled crew aboard the sleek clipper ship "Challenger" caused a near-riot on San Francisco docks in 1850 when crewmen threatened to lynch their own captain, dubbed "Bully" Waterman, for flogging men during the ship's maiden New York to San Francisco voyage.
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