St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-28
NO LONGER A CONSUL,
William Reed Lewis Queer Do
inSs at Tanoier


TANGIER, Jan. 4.-The Times. of Mo-
rocco, prints the following to-day: 1.-The
freaks of William Reed Lewis in Moroc-
co will open up some nice questions of
international law. They will also throw
a fierce light upon the habits and doings
of the representatives of other Christian
nations in this benighted land. In the
matter of smuggling arms and other
contraband goods into Morocco, Reed
Lewis was not d sinner above all the
other official dwellers in Tangier, but
the way in which he did it and his impu-
dent assumption Of power proved the last
feather which utterly broke down the
patience of His Shereefian Majesty's
officials, who have hitherto shown them
selves extremely fOrbearing towards
the representatives of foreign nations
accredited to the Shereetian court,
'sSome OF the persons who have been
illegally arrested and imprisoned by
Mr. Lewis have. since his removal from
Office, attempted to commence actions
against him in the United States con-
sular court, but they have been in
formed that the court has no juris-
dicti0n over officials for their acts while
holding office, however scandalous and
lnhuman those acts may have been:
the payment of debts, however Just and
however fraudulently they may have
been contracted. Hal. .MOhammed Aka
bon, Moorish subject, claimed 500
and $50 expenses from Mr.. Lewis for
illegal arrest and imprisonment. Mr..
Lewis had this man. who is aged and
infirm,
SEIZED AND MALTREATED
IN his own house. put in irons and con-
veyed to prison and Kept there for some
time In O1der to eXtOrt information from
him which he did not possess and there
fore could not give. even if he had been
tortured to death. He has been help
less invalid ever since Mr.. Lewis had
him tortured. and is never likely to re-
cover. Mokotar Bin Hosain, Moorish
subject, claimed $500 for illegal arrest
and Imprisonment for twenty-five days.
lie was arrested coming out of mosque
without a moments notice, and NAL
treated and conveyed to prison for the
purpose of eXtOrting information from
him which he did not possess, and there
fore could not Sgive. Ahmed Bin Hal
Mahommed Ell Asshak and his wife
Rahmah, Moorish subjects. claimed $50
for violation of domieile and illegal ar
rest and Imprisonment of himself for
ten days and for injury sustained by
his wife at the hands of Mr.. Lewis and
his emisSaries. 1t appears that the
poor woman was frightened nearly to
death when her door was broken omen
at night and her husband carried off bv
force. She was at the time nursing her
only son, fine little boy: the shock
brought on puerperal fever, which
nearly cost her own life, and caused the
death of her boy. The man was also ar
rested for the purpose of extorting in
formation which he could not give. Tile
following letter under date of Dec. 81.
1889. was addressed to the advocate of
two other claimants by the acting
United States consul:
Sir: In answer to your communications of
the 27th and Both fnsts., in which Rachel
Amselem claims damages for illegal arrest
and imprisonment and Mohammed Amoor
for money advanced and goods sold against
William Reed Lewis, ESQ.,, have to state for
your information That this consular court has
no jurisdiction in the matters above referred
to. William Reed Lewis having committed
the alleged otfenses while holding the post
OF United States consul mere. Should YOU
think it necessary, Will submit the above
cases to the department of state at Washing.
ton for their consideration. am etc..
ROBERT STALKER.
With reference to the Moorish gov
ernments demand that Mr.. Lewis be
recalled. the same paper says: '"fhe
first cablegram from the Moorish gov
ernment was received in Washington
on the 10th of December. but no notice
appears to have been taken of it bv the
United States government until a press
cablegram was published. The Moor
ish authorities sent second cable dis
patch Dec. IL, asking for a reply. but
up to this moment there has been no
official acknowledgment of their cone
municatlons."