New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-14
PERDICARIS'S STORY.
Letter to Trenton Friend Gi0es De-
tails Of Capture by Bandits.
tBT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]


trenton, June 13.-Levi T. Hannum. a per
sonal friend Of Ion Perdicaris. and for many
years the agent for the Perdicaris estate in
this country, received a letter to-day from Mr..
Perdicaris describing his capture and treat
ment at the hands of the Moorish bandit Raisuli
and his band. The letter bears date Of May IS,
and was written from Tearredan Benz Aroz.
where Mr. Perdicaris is detained In it the cap
tive gives a rather graphic description of his
capture and subsequent treatment by the bandit
and expresses his own opinion as to the motives
which prompted the capture. The letter fol-
lows:
OF our confinement TO thank you for your telegram
10 the madam, from whom learn that you have
as II was Vas not without The humorous een1ent
which so OFTEN in life accompanies the most Tragic
incidents.
When home from Switzerland We
brought several European servants. Among them
was a German hoUsekeeper, who has had a stand
lns teuo with our FRENCH cheT j nery eA-ZoI-IEe
and upon one occasion the two came 10 blows
a record sre,5aer consequently. when, on the even
ing OF a. .. while sitting in the drawing room
chef had again come 10 omen war Accordingly
Cromwell TPerdlcaris;s stepson Cromwell Vareyl
and myself rushed of TO the scene of the fray. On
found number Of armed Moors who 7 thought
We're our own guards supposing they mad rushed IN
These men greeted me as came first on the scene
IN most amIable manner. What astOniSh-
t.eh Whsn saw them suddenly seize the GerInan
nutIer. Alorecht and club him over the head with
the stocks of their rifles, I tried to rescue HIM
when they dubbed me. but not violently or with
any expression OF anger upon their faces. They,
ben Gj 5eF guns an % b df leu to F pas
the stables.
7 led them, however to the soldiers lodge where
I found several OF with rifles pointed
at their heads Here also they brought Cromwell
bound Cromwell especially had been roughly used;
hear the rife blows upou mis- head NV own Moors
were anxiousiv expostrlatfng with the evident
chief Of the band who. suddenly raising his hand
toward heaven. exclaimed in a loud voice Il am
hair OF these people shall be harmed unless they
me and in short time you shall have them safely
7 know that you viii keep your word. Raisuli."
answered, but az least let send for over
coats and boots. We cannot 20 with you in even
He at once ordered one Of our soldiers 10 go for
rescue. would not send back for Cromwells things.
as IN the mean time. our horses. only Of them
saddled, arrived upon the scene in obedience to
orders previously issued. tosethe- with seve-a
had received a knife wound was hoisted. he was
in evening dress and shoes. while 7. with boot
died horse AS was doing 50 was nearly Knocked
down and tranpled upon IN the dark. as one OF our
horses. all stations. having rushed another
soo- bIIrried along 1arh leading 5vSav rom he
town by Raisui's men. who held the brides. We
went over rocks through bushes and trees, down
steep slope toward the plains OF Bubana- the
All that night and the next day we were marched
9roz Mountan cav wiids where no EuTopea2s' they
tel Us had ever before set foot
During that terrible ride OF twenty-fOur hours,
almost without halt. I reflected with bitterness
you may imagine upon our own evil plight, which
was sadly augmented about o'clock Thursday
afternoon when. owing 10 my extreme fatigue and
ny snFFup strap 6Feaaahg Le LI rom nay morse
deep ravine. IN falling hurt my thigh. and dur