The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-22
RAISULI IS NOW
IN RETIREMENT
Long Sought Moroccan
Bandit Takes Refuge
in Tomb of Kin
SOURED BY TREACHERy.
Devoted His Life to Seeing
That His Enemies Were
Humiliated

t,isulI, the bandit scourge of
,tsrocco. who has played tag with
'earlv all of the European nations.
,or nearly a quarter OF century.
and unsucCessfullv attempted 10
E,lfr the United states in 1904, when
ne lbducted ion II. Pardicaris, is
ng4tu in the spotlight OF interna-
laval happenings, this time, almost
In fno grip of Spain, who ever since
he var has been trying to get hold
u him.
' THE most picturesque figure that
tho orient has produced since the
Vahdi infamed the SoudaR, Raisuli
has taken refuge at the venerated
shrine OF Mulai -Salam, his
L,rsman at Wazan, due north OF Me-
rpincz. and about midway between
that place aud Taneier.
. of a race whose ways are the
same today as they were 1000 years
$50 Mulai Ahmed Ben Mohammed-
sr.Eaisuli Is today a man OF about
ST. lie is by birth sprung from one
~ the most aristocratic families In
Morocco and is shercef, or direct
descendant of the prophet through
Nulai Idris, who founded the Mo-
hammedan empire of Morocco, and
was the first sovereign Of the 1drisite
dynasty.
Trcarhcry Causes Debut,
lie started his career of crime
and rapine after being treacherous-
" dealt with by Add er-Rahman
Abd.el-Sudak, basha of Tangier
Who upon Raisulfs first attempt at
an insurrection in 1900, made over
,ures Of peace and invited Raisuli
IN visit him at Tangier with a view
10 arrive at a friendly solution OF
all difficulties.
He was seized. bound and hurried
10 the Black Hole of Mogador, the
worst prison in all Morocco, ana
where the lowest criminals are con-
fined An iron bar was rlveted
about his neck. handouts with In.
teryening bars generously spiked
we're fastened on his wrists so that
his hands could not come together,
md heavy shackles were riveted to
mis- ankles. He was also tortured.
For four years Raisuli was chained
10 a wall and could neither lie down
nor bend his body until the neck
snsckles were removed. when he
was finally liberated through Nhe
intervention Of influential Mocrs he
made a vow that scissors voted
never touch a hair of his head until
ne had revenged himself on his
treacherous enemy.
He murdered the wife and mother
OF his brother-in-law both relatives
Of the basha who had imprisoned
him Having captured one OF the
basha's officers he sold him 10 some
tribesmen whom the captive had
vronged.
Ralsuli began abducting foreign
ers, not TO plunder them. but merely
as a means OF coercing the Mo-
Ioccan government.
First Victim American.
His first victim in his capacity of
kdnaper was Walter b. Harris, the
correspondent OF the London Times,
who was confined at Zerst in 1901
\ for several weeks in the bandits
impregnable stronghold, two hours
ride from Tangier. Harris was
treated with consideration and was
exchanged for l6 tribesmsn, follow
ers of Raisuli, who had been I'M
prisoned
The second victim was Ion H..
PerdicarIs. aG American, born IN
Athen in 1870. Perdicaris was made
captive at his summer nome. AID
onia, in the Beni Arroze hills. and
with his son-in-iuw, Cromwell Nht-
ley, was taken to a Kabyle villase
where they were Kept captive tor
several weeks. President Roosevelt
sent warships to Tunis ana JOIN
Hay demanded the release Of the
captive in the terse Cablegram:
"Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead
Northern Morocco was at its worst,
end even the pleasure loving Mulai
Abdul AZiz. who was striving 10
master the piano under the tutelage
Rasuli laughed at the display of
power and kept the sultan and his
vlzlers on tenterhooks with his In
disputable demands, Raisuli was
'"made governor OF all the districts
N the neighborhood of Tangier, had
the governor who sent him TO prison
degraded, was paid a ransom OF
10000, and had the satisfaction OF
seeing all his enemies imprisoned
and his own friend released.
In 1907 Raisuli had reached the
Iehlth Of his power. II was only
necessary to tell a man that he
was under arrest and he would
never attempt 10 escape. Every
nody In Morocco and outside real
/, Ned that Raisuli's arm was long
enough to reach him where he fled
The Kaid remained in captivity
seven months. OF all the uegotia.
uons for obtaining the release Of a
bIltlsh subject this was the most
uHNcnlt In the end Raisuli OBJ
taIned ransom of 10000 pounds
anu he was made a British protected
subject This stipulation preserved
u.n from the wrath of tho sultan
and he retired
hut Raisuli's retirement was not
~ ne a long one. When Mulat
'nud seized the throne Raisull felt
hA chance had come He had helped
overthrow Mulai Abdul Aziz, and
ne VISITED Fez and received the
appGlntment as governor of al
.,n.lhern Morocco with the eXcep'
Ion 81 Tangier and its surround.
Glstrl1t, Before receiving the
appointment Ralsuli was compelled
abandon his British protection
nr, u 10 return 20 the Moroccan treas
ury 10000 pounds he had received
as kaid Marclean's ransom.
Just before the outbreak Of the