Complex sentence: On May 18,1904, Perdicaris and Ellen's son Cromwell were kidnapped from their home by the bandit band of Mulai Ahmed er Raisuli who demanded of Sultan Abdelaziz of Morocco, $70,000 ransom, safe conduct and control of part of Morocco.
Split into simpler sentences: On May 18,1904, Perdicaris and Ellen's son Cromwell were kidnapped from their home by the bandit band of Mulai Ahmed er Raisuli. Raisuli demanded of Sultan Abdelaziz of Morocco, $70,000 ransom, safe conduct and control of part of Morocco.