The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-27
Clubbed and SIaShed and Bound
With Ropes
LIVED IN A FILTHY HUT
RaisuIl Says the Reign of Anarchy in
the Country is Not Directed
Against the Sultan, But
the Governors.

Tangier, June 26.-Ion Perdicars, the
American who last week was released
by the Brigand Raisuli, was much better
today and gave an interview to the AS
ISOLATED Press descriptive of the cireum-
stances of his capture and of his expert
ences while a prisoner.
He says that on the night of May IS he
had just entered the drawing room after
dinner and hearing a noise among the
servants, he and Cromwell varley, the
British subject, who also was captured
by Raisuli. went out to investigate the
cause. They were Immediately sur
rounded by armed Moors who bound and
maltreated them. varley resisted and
was struck on the head with the butt of
rifle and a knife was sashed across
his hands, making a serious wound, At
first 1t was thought Yarley's skull had
been fractured.
Perdicaris and Varley 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 Tsarradent twenty
four hours from Tangier. and Raisuli al
lowed Perdiearis to write to his wife the
same morning, and also to the shereef
of Wazan, asking them 10 intervene for
himself and Marley.
At Tsarradent, the captives lived in a
filthy hut. They were not allowed to go
100 yards away from it, and were strong
~ guarded. When the shereef of Wazan
arrived a big tent was placed at the dis
posal of the prisoners. and In other ways
the shereef was the means of alleviating
their condition to a considerable extent.
The attitude of the Moors changed from
insult to fair treatment.
Spies of the pretender who were In the
camp all the time tried to induce Var
ley to accept a post under the pfetender.
Talked With Prisoners.
Raisul daily held long conversations
with the prisoners. He said anarchy was
reigning in the country. The animosity
of the people, he said, was not directed
against the sultan, but against the gov
errors. Raisulrs father Perdicaris said,
left him much property and cattle which
aroused the animosity of the Kalds. who
induced the Bashaw by presents to rob
Raisuli of his belongings, and finally to
imprison him for four years at Mogador.
On his release, Raisuli interviewed Mo-
manned FL Torres representative of the
sultan at Tangier concerning the resti-
tuition of his property, and this being
without avail, Raisuli swore to take the
law into his own hands with the result
already known. Raisuli said that he
bore no III will toward Europeans, but
stated that the only way to bring the
Moorish government to its senses was by
capturing Europeans until the foreign
powers awaken to a realization of the
existing conditions.
Mr.. Perdicaris said that Raisuli Is pos
ing as a patriot who wants to see the
country happy and peaceful, and he is
Offering to accept the responsibility for
maintaining the country from Tangier
to Fee and clear 1t of robbery and crime
If he is backed up by the powers. He
found in Raisuli an educated and intel
lectual man.
The only time the prisoners were anx-
ious, was during the last two days when
they were at Barbarian, the village of
Zeelal, the governor of the Benz M Sara
tribe. When the exchange occurred, over
three hours were lost In the exchange
of compliments Raisuli refusing to talk
business until the last moment being APP
parently very suspicious of an attempt to
capture him. When he received the money
and the men turned over to him by the
ransom party, he hurried, away towards
his village.
Perdicaris and Marley Immediately
mounted horses and proceeded for Tan
gier, journey of sixteen hours.