Show CLEANED OUT THt OffiCEr AND MOPPED TFOP WH TH LUS Bruce I More a Railroad MaI Makes Things Lively For the Mercht Protective Association Associa-tion People Yesterday afternoon the office occupied occu-pied by the Merchants Protective a sedation in the Commercial block and the proprietor of the institutIon had cyclone looked as if a Kansas struck them James A Luke the junior jun-ior member of the fIrm was in such a plight that he had to go home for repairs re-pairs and from all accounts is likely to remain there for some little time reman Francis G Luke escaped more fortunately fortu-nately than his brother but had a woebegone woe-begone appearance nevertheless while the office was a wreck glasses windows win-dows and chairs being broken inkstands ink-stands and writing materials littered reduced around and things generally to a state of chaos I all came about in this way Some little time ago the soCled Merchants Protective association which is in realty re-alty a debtcolectng agency with avery a-very unsavor reputation brought suit to recover a small sum from Bruce R Moore a railroad man The acton was brought on behalf of a Nebraska man named John F Dwarak The case was trIed and Moores defense was that he had paid the amount in full Judgment Judg-ment however was rendered for the plaintiff and execution issued and Moores wages levIed upon to satisfy the jUdgment This made Moore very angry who ver ang it appears had a receipt in full discharge dis-charge of the debt but or some Unaccountable un-accountable reason failed to produce i at the trial Afterwards he got thinking over and when his wages had been seizcll on the judgment he took his receipt and went to the collection col-lection agency office in no very amiable frame of mind showed the document to Francis G Luke and demanded that he have his money back Luke was diplomatic at first and gave replies of an evasive nature but Moore v r naturally still insisted on a refund and in fine was met with a point blank refusal Then he threatened threat-ened to smash Francis over the head with a chair and James interfered on behalf of his weakly brother Moore a muscular fellow sailed right in whipped Tames Luke in good style blackening his eye and belaboring him about the head face and body so that i when Moore got through he had no more fight in him and presented a very sorry appearance In the struggle the office furniture suffered but Francis Lukes physical infirmities protected him from any serious damage at the hands of the stalwart railroad man who thinks h2 has had at least some satisfaction for the loss of his money which however he may tae legal steps to recover |