Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-27
Describes the Circum.
stances Of His Capture.
And Experiences While Prison
er in RaisuIi,s Camp.
Perdicaris and Companion Bound With
Ropes and Taken by Circuitous Route
to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Only Two
Days.

American who, last week, was released
by the Brigand Raisuli, was much bet
ter, today, and gave an interview to
The Associated Press descriptive of the
circumstances of his capture ard of his
experiences while a prisoner in Raj
suits camp.
He says that ION the night of May IS
he had just entered the drawing room,
after dinner, and, hearing noise
among the servants, he and Cromwell
Marley, the British subject, who also
was captured by Raisuli, went to in
vestigate the cause. They were i'm
mcdiately surrounded by armed Moors,
who bound and maltreated them. Var
ley resisted and was struck on the
head with the butt of rifle and Il
knife was slashed across his hands,
making a serious wound. At first it
was Thought Varley's skull had been
fractured.
Perdicaris and Marley were then car
ried away on horseback. They were
bound with ropes and roundabout roads
were taken in order to avoid villages.
The bandits stopped at Tsarrandent,
"a hours from Tangier. and Raisuli al
lowed Perdicaris to write to his wife.
next morning, and also to the shereef
of WaZen, asking them to intervene for
himself and Marley.
At Tsrrandent the captives lived in a
filthy hut. They were not allowed to
go 100 yards away from it and were
strongly guarded. When the shereef Of
WaZan arrived a big tent was placed
at the disposal of the prisoners and i'll
other ways the shereef was the means
of considerably alleviating their con-
dition. The attitude of the Moors
changed from insult TO fair treatment
Spies of the pretender, VINO were in
the camp all the time, tried to induce
Marley to accept a post under the pre-
tender.
Raisuli daily held long conversations
with the prisoners. He said anarchy
was reigning in the country. the ami
mostly of the people. he said, was not
directed against the Sultan but against
his governors.
Raisulis father, Perdicaris said, left
aroused the animosity of the Kaids,
WIN lIluuCeu Tie bdSftdW ny presents 10
rob Raisuli of his belongings and final
ly to imprisOn him for four years at
MogadOr. On his release Raisuli in
terviewed Mohanmed FL Torres. repre-
sentative of the Sultan at Tangier, con-
corning the restitution Of his property
and this being without avail, Raisall
swOre TO take the law into his own
hands with the results already known.
Raisuli said that he bore no ilI-will to
Europeans, but stated that the only
way to bring the Moorish government
to it's senses was by capturing Europ-
cans until the foreign powers awaken
to realization of the existing condi-
tiOnS.
Mr.. Perdicaris said that Raisuli is
posing as a patriot, who wants to see
the country happy and peaceful, and
he is offering to accept the RESPONSE
bilIty for maintaining the country from
Tangier to Fee and to clear it of rob-
berry and crime if he is backed up by
the powers. He found in Raisuli a
man of education and intelligence.
The only time the prisoners were
anxious was during the last two days
when they were at Barbarin, the vii
lage of Zelal, the governor of the Benz
NJ Sara tribe. When the exchange 'oc-
CURED over three hours were lost i'm the
exchange by compliments. Raisuli re-
fusing to talk business unless until the
last moment, being suspicious APP
rarcntly very suspicious of an attempt
to capture him.
Whom no rpppiyeI tho ,nnpov and
the men turned over to him by the ran
som party, he hurried away towards his
village.
Pcrdicaris and Varley Immediately
mounted horses and proceeded for Tan
gier a journey of 1G hours.