The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-28
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Pertlicaris Describes Expert
ences While Prisoner il,
Raisu1i's Camp. N
BOUND AND MALTREATED
But Was Later Fairly Well
Treated-What Raisuli \.
Told Him.
80 AssocIatad r1.ess !

IIt.
rANG1tJR, June 26.-Ion Perdicaris. the
American, who. last week, was released
nv the brigand. Raisui, was much better
to-day. and gave an Interview to the AS
nnciatcd Press descriptive Of the oircuin-
stances Of his capture and OF his cx-
,,erIences while prisoner in Raisuli's
camp. M
He says that on the night OF May 18th
he had Just entered the drawing room
after dinner, and. hearing q noise among
the servants he and Cromwell Marley. the
British subject, who also was captured
BY RaisulI, went out to Investigate the
cause. They were Immediately surround
cd by armed A1oors who bound and NAL
treated them. Marley resisted and was
( struck on the head with the butt
OF riflc and a knife was slashed
across his hands, making serious
wound
AL firstsit was thought varley's skull
had been fractured
LIVED IN FILTHY HUT
Perdicaris and yarley were then car.
r!ed away on horseback. They were
/. boiird with ropes, and roundabout roads
\ were taken In order to avoid villages.
4 The bandits stopped at Tsarradent.
twenty-four hours from TangIer, and Raj
suli allowed Perdicaris to write to his
wife next morning and also to the Shereef
or Wazan. asking them to intervene for
himself and Narley. sz,s
at Tsalradent the captsyes lived IN a
filthy hut. They were not allowed to SO
100 yards away from 1t, and were strong
Il ~ guarded. When the Shereef OF NVazan
arrived a big tent was placed at the dis
posal OF the prisoners. and In other ways
the Shercef was the means Of alternating
their condition to a considerable extent
The attitude of the Moors changed from
insult 70 fair treatment.
Spies OF the pretender who were In the
camp all the time tried to induce Varley
to accept a post under the pretender.
RAIsuLI's OBJECT.
Raisuli daily held long conversations
with the prisoners. He said anarchy was
of the people, he said, was not directed
against the Sultan, but against his gov
errors. IS
Raisnli's father. Perdicaris said. left
him much property and cattle. which
aroused the animos!ty or the kaids. who
induced the Bashaw, by presents. to rob
Raisuli Q iAhis belongings and finally to
tmprison him for four years at NIGGA
dor. On his release Raisni interviewed
Aiohammed Ell Torres. representative Of
the Sultan at Tangier. concerning the
restitution Of his property, and this be-
Ing without avail. Raisui swore to take
I the lawSFin his own hands. with the
results already known. Raisuli said that
he bore no III will toward Europeans
but stated that the only way to bring
the Moorish goyernmentto its senses was
by capturing Europeans until the foreign
powers awaken to a realization OF the
existing conditions
Mr.. Perdicaris said that Raisuli is
posing as patriot, who wants to see
the country happy and peaceful. and he
is offering TO accept the Responsibilities
maintaining the country from Tangier
to Fee and clear It of robbery and crime
II he IS backed up by the powers He
found in Raisull an educated and in
tellcctuai man.
AN ANXIOUS PERIOD.
The only time the prisoners were ans-
ious was during the last two days. when
they We're at Barabin. the village OF
Zelal. the Governor OF the Beni 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 ap-
parently very suspicious of an attempt
to capture him. When he received the
money and the men turned over by him
70 the ransom party. he hurried away
towards his village. sss
4 Perdicaris and Marley Immediately
mounted horses and proceeded for Tan
Eier. a journeS of sixteen hours. I'll
Officers OF Rear-Admiral Chadwick.s
squadron say that the squadron will leave
Tangier tomorrow and Tuesday for Glib
raltar and Genoa, and Rear-Admiral A
JEWELS squadron will remain here.