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'''Joseph "Bunko" Kelly''' was a [[Liverpool|Liverpudlian]] hotelier of the 19th century who kidnapped men and sold them to work on [[merchant vessel|ships]]. The terms "crimp" and "[[Shanghaiing|shanghaier]]" are used to describe this type of criminal. |
'''Joseph "Bunko" Kelly''' was a [[Liverpool|Liverpudlian]] hotelier of the 19th century who kidnapped men and sold them to work on [[merchant vessel|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<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> |
He received his nickname in 1885<ref group="note">[[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 3, 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 chemicals|embalming fluid]] from the open cellar of a [[morgue|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://chronicle.augusta.com/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> |
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 3, 2009|publisher=The Oregonian |accessdate=2009-06-19}}</ref> he delivered 22<ref group="note">Some sources say 20, other say 24.</ref> men who had mistakenly consumed [[Embalming chemicals|embalming fluid]] from the open cellar of a [[morgue|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://chronicle.augusta.com/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|year=2008|accessdate=2009-06-19}}{{Dead link|date=February 2011}}</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|year=2008|accessdate=2009-06-19}}{{Dead link|date=February 2011}}</ref> |
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==Bibliography== |
==Bibliography== |
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*{{cite book|last=Kelly|first=Joseph|title=Thirteen Years in the Oregon Penitentiary|publisher=Harvard University|year=1908|pages=142 pages|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=vAQMAAAAYAAJ|nopp=yes}} |
*{{cite book|last=Kelly|first=Joseph|title=Thirteen Years in the Oregon Penitentiary|publisher=Harvard University|year=1908|pages=142 pages|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=vAQMAAAAYAAJ|nopp=yes}} |
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==Notes== |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 02:33, 14 July 2012
Joseph Kelly | |
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| Born | Liverpool |
| Died | aft 1908 |
| Nationality |  United Kingdom |
| Other names | Bunko Kelly |
| Occupation(s) | Hotelier and crimper |
Joseph "Bunko" Kelly was a Liverpudlian hotelier of the 19th century 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[note 1] by providing a crewman that turned out to be a cigar store Indian. Kelly made $50 on the deal.[1]
In one infamous deal in 1893,[2] he delivered 22[note 2] 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.[3] He got $52 for each man.[4]
Once, he set a record for crimping, by rounding up 50 men in 3 hours.[5]
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.[6]
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. 142 pages.
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Notes
- ^ Spider Johnson says October 1891 [1]
- ^ Some sources say 20, other say 24.
References
- ^ 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 3, 2009). "The rest of the story". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ^ "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.[dead link]
- ^ Fisher, James Terence. "The Legend of Bunko Kelly". Retrieved 2009-06-19.