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'''Joseph " |
'''Joseph "Bunko" Kelly''' was a [[Liverpool|Liverpudlian]] hotelier of the 1800s who kidnapped men and sold them to work on [[merchant ship|ships]]. The terms "crimp" and "[[Shanghaiing|shanghaier]]" are used to describe this type of criminal. |
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He received his nickname in 1885 by providing a crewman that turned out to be a [[cigar store Indian]]. Kelly made $50 on the deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interwonderland.com/words/magazine/tonic4.html|title=Shanghai Daze: A rogues to riches to rags story of Portland’s seedy seafaring past|last=Basye|first=Dale E.|accessdate=2009-06-19}}</ref> |
He received his nickname in 1885<ref>[[Spider Johnson]] says October 1891 [http://jterencefisher.googlepages.com/bunkokelly,continued]</ref> by providing a crewman that turned out to be a [[cigar store Indian]]. Kelly made $50 on the deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interwonderland.com/words/magazine/tonic4.html|title=Shanghai Daze: A rogues to riches to rags story of Portland’s seedy seafaring past|last=Basye|first=Dale E.|accessdate=2009-06-19}}</ref> |
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In one infamous deal in 1893<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon/index.ssf/2009/02/the_rest_of_the_story.html|title=The rest of the story|last=Bella|first=Rick|date=February 03, 2009|publisher=The Oregonian |accessdate=2009-06-19}}</ref>, he delivered 22<ref>Some sources say 20, other say 24.</ref> men who had mistakenly consumed [[embalming fluid]] from the open cellar of a [[mortuary]]. He sold all the men, most of whom were dead, to a captain who sailed before the truth was discovered.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naosmm.org/confer/port-or/history.html|title=Portland History|accessdate=2009-06-19}}</ref> |
In one infamous deal in 1893<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon/index.ssf/2009/02/the_rest_of_the_story.html|title=The rest of the story|last=Bella|first=Rick|date=February 03, 2009|publisher=The Oregonian |accessdate=2009-06-19}}</ref>, he delivered 22<ref>Some sources say 20, other say 24.</ref> men who had mistakenly consumed [[embalming fluid]] from the open cellar of a [[mortuary]]. He sold all the men, most of whom were dead, to a captain who sailed before the truth was discovered.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naosmm.org/confer/port-or/history.html|title=Portland History|accessdate=2009-06-19}}</ref> He got $52 for each man.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://216.116.225.82/stories/2001/05/13/ent_312571.shtml|title=Tunnels get to underbelly of Portland's lawless past|last=Frazier|first=Joseph B.|date=May 13, 2001|publisher=The Augusta Chronicle|accessdate=2009-06-19}}</ref> |
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Once, he set a record for crimping, by rounding up 50 men in 3 hours.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.polishyourwriting.com/articles-shanghaied.html|title=Shanghaied in Portland|last=Dankers|first=Clarice|date=2008|accessdate=2009-06-19}}</ref> |
Once, he set a record for crimping, by rounding up 50 men in 3 hours.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.polishyourwriting.com/articles-shanghaied.html|title=Shanghaied in Portland|last=Dankers|first=Clarice|date=2008|accessdate=2009-06-19}}</ref> |
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Kelly was never arrested for crimping because it was not illegal at the time. He was however arrested for murder in 1894. He was convicted in March 1895, and sent to the [[Oregon State Penitentiary]] in [[Salem, Oregon]]. He was released in 1908. Afterwards, he wrote a |
Kelly was never arrested for crimping because it was not illegal at the time. He was however arrested for murder in 1894. He was convicted in March 1895, and sent to the [[Oregon State Penitentiary]] in [[Salem, Oregon]]. He was released in 1908. Afterwards, he wrote a book entitled "Thirteen Years In The Oregon Penitentiary" about the conditions there.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jterencefisher.googlepages.com/bunkokelly,continued|title=The Legend of Bunko Kelly|last=fisher|first=james terence|accessdate=2009-06-19}}</ref> |
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After his book was published, he left on a trip to California and never returned. |
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Joseph Kelly | |
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| Born | Liverpool |
| Died | aft 1908 |
| Nationality |  United Kingdom |
| Occupation(s) | Hotelier and crimper |
| Title | Bunko Kelly |
Joseph "Bunko" Kelly was a Liverpudlian hotelier of the 1800s who kidnapped men and sold them to work on ships. The terms "crimp" and "shanghaier" are used to describe this type of criminal.
He received his nickname in 1885[1] by providing a crewman that turned out to be a cigar store Indian. Kelly made $50 on the deal.[2]
In one infamous deal in 1893[3], he delivered 22[4] men who had mistakenly consumed embalming fluid from the open cellar of a mortuary. He sold all the men, most of whom were dead, to a captain who sailed before the truth was discovered.[5] He got $52 for each man.[6]
Once, he set a record for crimping, by rounding up 50 men in 3 hours.[7]
Kelly was never arrested for crimping because it was not illegal at the time. He was however arrested for murder in 1894. He was convicted in March 1895, and sent to the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem, Oregon. He was released in 1908. Afterwards, he wrote a book entitled "Thirteen Years In The Oregon Penitentiary" about the conditions there.[8]
After his book was published, he left on a trip to California and never returned.
Bibliography
- Kelly, Joseph (1908). Thirteen Years in the Oregon Penitentiary. Harvard University. p. 142.
References
- ^ Spider Johnson says October 1891 [1]
- ^ Basye, Dale E. "Shanghai Daze: A rogues to riches to rags story of Portland's seedy seafaring past". Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ^ Bella, Rick (February 03, 2009). "The rest of the story". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Some sources say 20, other say 24.
- ^ "Portland History". Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ^ Frazier, Joseph B. (May 13, 2001). "Tunnels get to underbelly of Portland's lawless past". The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ^ Dankers, Clarice (2008). "Shanghaied in Portland". Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ^ fisher, james terence. "The Legend of Bunko Kelly". Retrieved 2009-06-19.
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