The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-10-27
New York Woman the First
to Visit Bandits Lair.
A TRIP FULL OF DANGER
Mrs. John Larkin, just Back From At
RIGA, Tells of Journey to Town Of
Tetuah, Never Before Visited by
Europeans or Americans.

New York, Oct. e7.-There arrived on
the North German Lloyd steamship
Princess Irene yesterday the only woman
Of civilized race who ever crossed the
Anghera Mountains Of Morocco, where
the notorious bandit, RaisuIi, the cap
tor of Perdicaris and the terror OF all
peace loving Moors, holds forth.
She is Mrs. John Larllin, of AZ East
Fifty third street, the wife OF Wall
street lawyer She made the trip out
Iof a pure love Of danger and in spite
of the warnings Of the British and Am.
erican consuls at Tangier With Mrs.
I.arkin it was case of crossing the
mountains to see what she could see. .
| Her destination was Tetuan, place
where, as far as she knows, European or
American tourists never penetrate at
least not women.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Larkin and their two
lbovs left the country for the other side
about two months ago on pleasure
trip. They arrived in Tangier early in
October Hearing that Tetuan, just over
the mountains, was a place of great in
lterest, but never visited because of the
danger and difficulty in reaching it,
Mrs. LarlSin at once decided that that
was the place for her to see.
We decided at first to 90 by boat,
|said Mrs. Larkin in telling her story at
1.-THE pier yesterday. There was no regu-
liar line, so we chartered sailing vessel
land started. But just after we had
lpassed through the Straits of Gibraltar
"a heavy storm came up and our captain
refused to 90 on and brought us back
Ito Tangier.
| .Then we determined to 90 by land
land appealed to the American and Brit
fish consuls for passports. Both refused
lus, declaring that the trip was foolhardy
1.-THE British consul saving that if W.
lwere British subjects he would forciblS
Idetain us ii we attempted to 60. Hi
Isaid that only a few days ago a higl
lofficial of Ceutan had been robbed ant
Fascinated while making the journey.
*sDid we gog' Indeed we did. A sheriff
lof the country, Maley- Ali Ben Aid Is
saIam, the man who was presented witt
a rifle by President Roosevelt for hi
services in rescuing Perdicaris from tn
! bands Of Raisuli, offered us his services
with twenty-five armed men. Leavin
Jour children Dehlnds we set out with HI
on mule back, | being disguised as
Moorish woman, and my husband ais
lin Moorish costume.
1T was ride that viii never forget
Time and again robber bands appeare
land threatened us, but the sight of gu
twenty-five men with rifles was to
, lmuch for them. Every now and the
d face would peep out from the bushes
land we could detect the form of a ma
+, lin the underbrlsh, and we knew tina
I've were being followed, but they offere
us no harm. Even without the peri
Iron robbers the journey was dangerous
as often the trail led along narroy
hedges at the top of high cliffs. Nor
than once regretted our undertaking
land | was thoroughly glad when "
finally reached Tetuan. We found tn
lvillage well worth our pains, however
land we obtained large number of in
Z Iteresting souvenirs. We were object
. of great wonder there while we stayed
4 we did not think it wise to returl
as We had come, however, and came bacl
by boat"