New-York tribune., 1907-01-08
RAISULI as HE Is.
"A Near Tie1o of the Moroccan
Brigand and His Career.

Tangier Correspondence London Times
Mulai Ahmed ben Moharlmed er-Raisul is man
of about forty years Of He is by birth sprung
from one OF the most aristocrauc families in No
and is Shereef, or direct descendant OF the
Prophet. through Mulai Idris. who founded the
Mahometan Empire OF Morocco and was the first
sovereign of the Idrisite dynasty The children of
Mulai Idris were established in various parts of
the country, and It is from Mulai Adde'S -Salam.
whose tomb in the Bent Arros tribe Is place Of
sanctity. that the famous brigand is directly
descended HIS family and he himself still holding
share in the lands, the rights and the privileges
which were enjoyed by their renowned ancestor A
branch Of the family settled in Tetuan. where
fine mosque forms mauspleum for his more re-
cent ancestors and is venerated as place OF pill
grimage.
Possibly II was this holy ancestry that turned
Raisui from the paths of virtue. for after having
received an excellent education in religion and
ligioTs law at Tetuan he took TO the adventurous,
lucrative and, In Morocco, by no means despsed
profession Of cattle robber II a risky business
and requires courage. You may just likely be
shot yourself shoot any else. but prestige
tells in favor OF the head of the band, and a reign
OF terror Of the young Raisuli ensued. He became
celebrated. He was youth of great courage Of
the most prepossessng looks. and he and his fol-
lowers earned money easily and fast, and spent IL
still faster But cattle robber1es led other crimes.
Murders followed and IT be confessed that
Raisufs hands none too clean In that respect;
but murder in Morocco cannot be classed with
murder in England Life in cheap and the dead
and the profession he had adopted gave him un-
limited scope TO exhibit HIS cruelty On one occa-
sion Shereef who had married his sister proposed.
according TO Moslem custom. to take second
wife. Raisulis sister. enraged, fed to her brother
and complained. Nothing occurred till the night of
the new marriage. when. at the height OF the fes-
tivities. Raisuli and his entered his brother
in-law's house and put to death the young bride
At length his acts became insupportable. The
The late Sultan ordered his arrest Ills greatest
% esysd be h be S dpso to
three years ago. was Raisulis prisoner at Zinat,
ihose four or i've W years spent tt in ne prison 1i He
showed me the marks Of Of the chains on his ankles les
cold, of the Introduction of file in loaf of bread.
5 @ s easd Raeft ssdpsd s b for ana
@ na he He had f nS s he cns Mou s
sost prevent ,s his wasns He entered street
chains were hsapsd upon him. and !, was not IN
oD ef Ha Torres lies the su5ans @ G repre-
sentative at Tanger. He came back to his home
od hat to b ss has nut aa h
s @ OF ans cr its snS eP a Could
g i He bs s Ed 6s DR y
He surrounded The villa of Mr. Perdicaris at night
Jaw. The American government sent a feet TO
negetisti Mr. Perdiearis and Mr. varley Gers
to and 6et At from af the the @
lowing terms; That he should be appointed Gov.
Tanssef: that the existing Goysrnos for1nsr
hia De Of m
enemies. ana the release from prison Of al his
The sultan surrendered. and the terms carried
out. Raieu!i found himself all-powerful-a hero in
Wis S1st acts We're uood TIe nt down u tbs etser
yescence which Blu Hamara's rebellion had caused
in the neighborhood. and opened the roads to
van se and snfs 5 he rSeG %ss made , not a
his 3urisdiction He brought about in fact period
upon Rssu was Naturally douSfu o one depended
AS his influence increased he became despot;
m9ney from even the very poorest Of the poor.
The Maghzen lived in terror Of him and let him
orders and commands and even the treaties with
MTen Itself openly sYf its the m
capacity TO deal with him. and he became at the
same time the protector and the of Tangier
and the surrounding districts. He enforced his
authority up TO the very gates of the town, and his
soS who no m his fg out m
iepresentative administered justice % in the mar
yards Q, The French and German legations Raisuli
was suficient tell a man that he a prisoner.
and he would never attempt to escape. There was
arm was long enough TO reach him. wherever he
fed toand the strange sight of dozens Of prisoners
Il
repre:entatives actions during these last few
nsss: as he w caas Oh o The the ssaS OF & ted
blsckmailins of Eropeans the Destruction of prop
A. length the Eur1Pssn cold e
collective note to the Moorish Minister of Foreign
Affairs al Fez. demanding that an end he made 70
zee s sres % aost an ~ M m the the
.ay was full OF the warships Of France and sEaa.
-oaaciion ef'e' Il he reW police re susp and lis
ssvers could rot irnderstand tne r's-eart OF his
folTx@neier with all available forces
Ihes a5e few countries that could vreducs