Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-20
HELD FOR RANSOM.
United States Citizen Bandits
Prize in Morocco.
Capture Of Man Named p erdicati. and
His Stspson.
Said Local Authorities Are Lax in
Their Duties.

Tangier. Morocco. May 19.-An Amer
| lean citizen named Perdicaris and his
| stepson. British subject, We're carried
OFF by well-known bandit, Raisuli.
| and his followers, Wednesday night.
| and will doubtless be held for, heavy.
| ransom. The captives We're staying ut
Perdicaris' summer residence. three
miles from Tangier, when the bandits
attacked and captured them.
Perdicaris is Of Greek origin but is q
natu:alized citizen Of the United States.s
He is very wealthy and has lived ins
Tangier for years.
He married an English woman whosej
son is his companion in captivity.
Foreigners are much excited by thiss
| bold raid, so near Tangier and attributes
1t to the supineness of the government
| in falling to punish the bandits WHO'D
last year captured Walter b. Harris,a
the correspondent in Morocco OF thes
London Times and their failure to deale
with general lawlessness in the dis.
trict.
Walter 3. Harris. the London Timess
Moroccan correspondent, was led ina
] to ambush and captured In June OF last
year by members of the Darremanas
tribe. who handed him over to Raisuli
ter being held in captivity three weekss
in exchange of l6 native prisoners. 7
Fraisuli has notified Mohammed Ell
Torres the representative at Tangiers4
OF foreign affairs, OF the Sultan OF Mo-
| rocco that he requires the removal of
the Sultan's troops from his district,
the removal Of the governor OF Tan
giers and the release of q number OF
s,,,, hn- hose,
ditions are complied with, Fraisuli VIII
notify Mohammed Ell Torres of the
course he proposes to pursue with the
captives. Perdicaris has resided at
Tangier, where he has been president Of
the hygenic commission for a number OF
years. He lived with Cromwall Marley.
his stepson. at villa q short distance
from Tangicr and was seated at ia
bic with his family when the house was
suddenly surrounded by crowd OF
armed Arabs, followed by the brigand.
Friissouli, who gave orders to seize
Pardicaris and Varley. AT the same
time the bandit leader handed to a do
nestle the letter for Mohanimed El
Torres notifying that functionary OF
his terms This letter WAS transmitted
to Mohammed FL Torres after md
night. = '" o.. -,
1t Is understood that the Moroccan
authorities will accede to all the de-
mands of the brigand chief in order to
secure the release OF the prisoners. The
audacity of this exploit of brigandage
has caused lively emotion at Tangier.
where the family of Perdicais is highly
esteemed. @e-- 5. - =, :,
Faissouli. who is already more than 20
hours march from Tangier with his pris-
oners, has announced that he will impose
further conditions for their release. Per-
dicaris. who is 20 years of age. is In III
health. ASA ~
1t Is affirmed that the British and Unit
ed states governments have begun nego-
tiations with Fraissouli and that they ars.,
asking the French government to act forh
the protection of the prisoners. Nv.
European residents expect that France
Will send warshirs here Immediately, but
in consequence of the effervescence Of ma
tive feeling such step would be likely
to endanger Europeans In the Interior of
the country. S@4 j fr'-
Washington, May 19.--The state de-
partnient has received a cablegram
from United States. Consul Gummere.
dated at Tangier. today, reciting the
same details as those, cabled to The As
ISOLATED Press. e ~
Acting Secretary LOOMS was In con-
sultation. today. with Capt. Winslow,
Of the navigation bureau. respecting
the dispatch of United States war
ship to Tangier to back up the consurs
demands. @'i'a5.
There are number OF British ships
near but no American.
Washington. May l9.-The state depart
ment has received cablegram from
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