The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-07-01
PERD|CAR|S TELLS
OF HIS TREATMENT
Captives Of Raisuli Relate Expert.
ences in Robbers Camp.
RAISULi POSES AS PATRIOT. :.


Tangier, June 27.-Ion ~Perdicaris,
the American who last week wa re
leased by the Brigand Raisuli. is much
better. and gave al interview descrip
tive OF the circumstance OF hts cap
turc and OF his experiences while O.
prisoner In Raisuli's camp.
lie says the. on the night OF May rs
he had Just entered the drawing room
after dinner. and hearing a noise
among the servants. he and Cromwell
Marley. the British subject. who was
also captured by Raisull. ven TO In
vcstigate the cause. They were i'm
mediately surrounded by armed Moors
who bound and maltreated them.
Marley 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 IL was
thought varley's skull had been frac
turcd.
Perdicarls and Valley were thor
carried away on horseback. They
were bound with ropes and roundabout
roads were taken in order to avoid
villages. Tho bandits stopped at Tsar.
radent. "a hours from Tanglei. and
Raisuli allowed Perdicarls to write To
his wife the next morning. and also
to the sherccf OF wazan. asking them
to intervene for himself and Marley.
L,vcd In n rii,hy HUT.
At Tsarradont the captiyes lived In
a filthy hut. They were not allowed
to 80 over 100 yards away from II. and
We're strongly guarded. when the
shereof OF Wazan arrived. a big tent
was placed at the disposal OF the pris.
oners. and In other ways the shcreei
was the means Of alternating their
condition 10 n 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
Narloy to accept a post under the pre-
tender.
Ralsuli daily called and held long
conversations with the prisoners. lie
said anarchy was ~rcignins In the coun.
try. The anlmoslty of the people. he
said. was not directed against the sui.
tan. but against the governors.
Raisulis father. Perdlcarls said. left
him much property and cattle. which
aroused the anlmosity OF the Knlds.
who induced Bashaw. by presents. Ia
rob Ralsull OF his belongings. and .
nnally TO imprison him for four years
at MoRador. o.
On his release. RaIsulI interviewed
Mohammed FL Torres. representative
OF the sultan at Tangler. concerning
the restitution OF his property. and
this being without avail. Ralsuli swore
to take he law into bis wi hands,
with the result already known. Ralsuli
said that he bore no III will towards
Europeans. but stated that the only
way to bring the Moorish government :
to Its sense was Wy capturing Euro.
peans until the foreign covers awaken,
To a realization OF The existing condi
lions.
Bnndit Pose. ~ Patriot.
Mr.. Perdicaris said that Ralsuli IA
posing as a patriot who wants to see
the country happy and peaceful. and
he Is Offering to accept the responsi.
bility for maintaining the country
from Tangier to Fee and clear Il Of
robbery and crime II he is backed I'M
by the powers. He four-i 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 VIII
lage OF Zelat. the governor OF the Bent
M'Sara tribe. When the exchange oc,
Cured over three hours was lost in the
exchange OF compliments. Raisull re.
fusins 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.
Perilcaris and Varlcy Immediately
mounted horses and proceeded for
Tangier. a journey OF 1G hours.
During the interview. Perdlcaris 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 OF
law and order. He exercises a great
control over the people. and his fol.
lowers display remarkable devotion to
him. His followers are increasing
continually. Raisuli organized the
confederation of the Kaoyles. In which H.
for many years anarchy existed. His
force now amounts to G,000 men,
armed with Mauser and Remington