Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-30
TELLS
OF HIS TREATMENT
Captives of Raisuli Relate Expert
ences in Robbers Camp
RAlSULl POSES AS PATRIOT
Escaped From Prison After Serving
q F~Our-Years' Term, and Turns
Aighwayman, for the Good
of EiG Country.

the American who last week was re-
leased by the Brigand Raisuli, is much
better, and gave an interview descrip-
tive of the circumstances of his cap
ture and of his experiences while a
prisoner in Raisuli's camp.
He says that on the night of May Is,
lie had just entered the drawing o
after dinner, and hearing a noise
among the servants, he and Cromwell
Marley, the British subject, who was
also captured by Raisuli, went to in
v~estigate the cause. They were inn
mediately surrounded by armed Moors,
who bound and maltreated them.
Varley resisted, and was struck on
the head with the butt of a rifle and
a knife was slashed across his hands,
making serious wounds. At first it was
thought Varley's skull had been frac-
tured.
Perdicaris and Varley were then
carried away on horseback. They
were bound with ropes and roundabout
roads were taken in order to avoid
villages. The bandits stopped at Tsar-
radent, "a hours from Tangfer, and
Raisuli allowed Perdicaris to write to
his wife the mex morning, and also
to the shereef of Wazan, asking them
to intervene for himself and Marley.
Taved i'm n Filthy Hut.
At Tsarradent the captives lived in
a filthy hut. They were not allowed
to go over 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 pris-
oners, and in other ways the shereef
was the means of alternating their
condition to a considerable extent.
The attitude of the Moors changed
from insult to fair treatment.
Spies of the p%retender who were in
the camp all the time, tried to induce
Marley to accept a post under the pre-
tender.
Raisuli daily called and held long
conversations with the prisoners. He
said anarchy was reigning il the coun
try. The animosity of the people, he
said, was not directed against the sui
tan, but against the governors.
Raisuli's father, Perdicaris said, left
him much property and cattle, which
aroused the animosity of the Kaids,
who induced Bashaw, by presents, to
rob Raisuli of his belongings, and
unally to imprison him for four years
at Mogador.
On his release, Raisuli interviewed
Mohammed-E ez,-renresantatiye
of the sultan at Tangier, concerning
the restitution 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 i'll will towards
Europeans. but stated that the only
way to bring the Moorish government
to it's sense was Ivy capturing Euro
peans until the foreign powers awaken
to a realization of the existing condi-
tions.
Bandit Poses as Patriot.
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 clear it of
robbery and crime if he is backed up
by the powers. He found in Raisuli an
educated and intellectual man.
The only time the prisoners were
anxious was during the last two days
when they were at Barabin, the vii
lage of Zelat, the governor of the Benz
M'Sara tribe. When the exchange oc-
cured over three hours was lost in the
exchange of compliments, Raisuli re.
fusing to talk business until the last
moment, but apparently very suspi.
cious of an attempt to capture him.
When he received the money AMI the
men turned over to him by the ransom
party he hurried away toward his vii.
lage.
Perdicaris and Varley Immediately
mounted horses and proceeded fol-
Tangier, a journey Of 1G hours.
During the interview, Perdicaris ex
pressed gratitude to the English
speaking people for their sympathy
during his captivity. Describing Raj
suli further, he said he did not get the
impression that he was a sordid man
but one who thoroughly understands
the necessity for the maintenance o.
law and order. He exercises a grea'
control over the people, and his fol
lowers display remarkable devotion tt
him. His followers are increasing
continually. Raisuli organized thu
confederation of the Kabyles, in which
for many years anarchy existed. Hi
force now amounts to 5000 men
armed with Mauser and Remington
rifles.