New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-27
PERDlCARIS'S CAPTIVITY.
RaisuHs Former Prisoner Tells HIS
Experiences.

Tangier. June 26-Ion Perdicars, the Ameri-
can who last week released by the brigand
| RaisuI, vas much better to-day. and in an in
terview told of the circumstances of his capture
and of his experiences while prisoner in Raj
suits camp.
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 Marley, his stepson, went out to in
vesttgate the cause. They were Immediately
surrounded by armed Moors. who bound and
nnaltreated them. Mr.. Varley resisted, and was
struck on the head with the butt of rife and
sashed across hts hands with a knife, making
a serious wound. At first 1t was thought Mr..
Varley's skull had been fractured
Messrs. Perdicaris and Marley then car
ried away. bound. on horseback. Roundabout
roads were taken in order to avoid villages.
The bandits stopped at Tsarradent twenty -four
hours from Tanger and Raisuli allowed Mr..
Perdicaris to write to his wife next morning.
and also 10 the shereef of Wazan. asking them to
send aid.
At Tsarradent the captives lived in a filthy
hut. They were not allowed to go one hundred
yards away from it, and were strongly guarded
When the shereef of Wazan arrived. big tent
placed at the disposal of the prisoners, and
I'm other ways the shereef was able to alleviate
their condition. The attitude OF the Moors
CHaHBSu lIoHl Insult 10 treatment
Spies OF the Pretender. who were in camp all
the time tried to induce Mr.. Marley to accept
post under the Pretender.
RaisIli daily held long conversations with the
prisoners. He said the country was In state
OF anarchy. The anlmosity of the people. he
said. not directed against the Sultan, but
against his governors.
Raisulis father Mr.. Perdicaris said left him
much property and cattle, which aroused the
enmity of the kaids, who induced the Pacha. by
presents to rob Raisuli OF his belongings, and
finally to imprlson him for four years at NIGGA
dor On his release Rasuli interviewed Moham-
med Ell Torres. representative of the Sultan at
TangIer. concerning the restitution Of his prop
erty. and, this being without avail. Raisuli swore
to take the law into his own hands, with the
results already known.
Raisui said that he bore Ill will TO Euro
peans. but that the only way to bring the Moor
ish government to its senses was by capturing
Europeans until the foreign powers were awak-
ened to a realization of the existing conditions
Mr.. Perdicaris said that Raisuli is posing as
patriot who wants to the country happy and
peaceful. and he is offering to accept the respon
sibiity for maintaining the country. from Tangier
to Fez free from robbery and crime If he is
backed up by the powers. He found Raisult 20
be educated and Intellectual
The only time the prisoners were anxious was
during the last two days. when they were at
Barabin. the village of Zelal, the Governor OF
the Benz M'Sara tribe. More than three hours
were lOSt tnere IN the exchange or compliments,
Raisuli refusing to talk business until the last
moment. being apparently suspicious OF an at
tempt to capture him. When he received the
money and the men turned to him by the
ransom party he hurried away toward his viii
lage
Messrs Perdicaris and Marley Immediately
mounted horses and started for, Tangier, a
journey OF sixteen hours.
officers of Rear Admiral Chadwick's squadron
say that the squadron will leave Tangie- to-
morrow and Tuesday for Gibraltar and Genoa
and that Rear Admiral JEWELS squadron Will
remain here.
Mr.. Perdicaris expressed gratitude to the Eng
lish speaking peoples for their sympathy during
his captivity.
Describing Raisuh Mr. Perdcars said he did
not get the impression that the bandit was
sordid man. but one who thoroughly understood
the necessity for the maintenance Of law and
order. He exercised a remarkable control over
the people and his followers displayed remark
able devotion to him. His followers were in
creasing continually. Raisuli organized the con
federation of the kabyles. in which for many
years anarchy existed His force now amounted
six thousand men, armed with Mauscr and
Remington rifles