Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-05
LEWIS A VERY BAD MAN,
According to the Charges Made In TnngIers
Selling Certificates of Protection
One of His 0ffenses-A DI.


TANGIER, January 1.-THE Times, of
Morocco, to-day, under the caption Of ga
Plain Unvarnished Tale, prints the follow
ing as leading article:
A few days ago poor Moor came to us in
great distress and asked for advice and assist
ance. He said: I'm the month OF February
last had been much oppressed by the Sheikh
of my district, and having heard that Christian
projections were to be had in Tangier at mod
crate price. my family desired me TO
go to Tangier and make inquiries,
found the price within our means So arose
and took a present in my hand and came to
Tangier. / was directed to the house of one
Solomon AZogue, with whom found two other
persons; one was his brother, called Yakoob.
and the other Abraham Amselem. 1
never saw any of them before. In
answer to my inquiries they told me that
500 which would cover myself and all my fam
lily. told that we were very poor, having been
greatly oppressed by unfair exactions, in fact
that we had scarcely any ready money, but we
could be sure that the result of our labors
would not be taken from us. told them
plainly that we could not pay any money down,
but that we would give our protector a part
of our crops and the increase of our sheep and
cattle year by year.
After some conversation they offered me a
a strong protection for sS5, and gave me five
years to pay it in. was rejoiced at these lib
eral terms, and accepted without hesitation.
Thev then took me with them to the private
house of Mr.. Consul Lewis, on the MarshaD.
They had some conversation with the Consul
which did not understand. and then told me
that he was very reluctant to give me a
protection for less than $780, but that by reason
of their pleadings on my behalf, he had con-
sented to take SS5 cash down, and that they had
agreed to pay the money for me, but it Wou,d
be necessary for me to make a paper, pretend.
ing TO sell all my property to them for that
amount so as 70 secure them, but that they
would take the payment in five annual install.
ments.
'They then fetched bag containing SS5 in
silver, and we proceeded together to the public
notaries, who, by their directions. drew up two
documents. One recited that Solomon Azogue
had then and there advanced to me the sum Of
$42 so in good silver money, and taken
as his security the half Of my prop.
erty movable and immovable, The
can remember only it recited that Abraham
Amselem had advanced another sum OF S42 so
upon the remaining half of my property. The
money was then counted out to me by the
and after signing the documents 1
took it away in my hand When We
got outside Azogue said: Now the
transaction is complete. Here is your protec-
me the bag of dollars and will take it to the
Consul and YOU can 90 home to your family,
lucky man. and this is the document he gave me:
~. 3. CONSULATE, TANGIER, MOROCCO.
Certificate of partnership between Abram
Amselem, OF Tangier, citizen OF the United
States Of America, and Sid Mohammed Ben
FL Mahalem El Hasan Juid Ell Emsawry, of
TangieT, q subject of the Sultan. Upon the
application of above named citizen of the
United States, this certificate is issued for
the information of the Moorish Government in
order that none Of the terms of treaties GOV.
ering the above named Moorish subject may
be violated by Moorish officials.
WILLIAM REED LEWIS
United States Consul for Morocco.