New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-28
WILLIAM PLIMLEY REMOVED.
THE CHRISTIAN BIFFER7 SUCCEEDS'IIIM
AT THE POSTOFFICE
POS TMASTER DAYTON APPOINTS AS sUPERIN-
TENDENT OF THE MONEY ORDER DEPART
MENT JOSEPH ELLIOTT. JR.. WHOSE
SPECIALITY Is WINDING OTHER

SPECIALITY Is WINDING OTHER
PEOPLES BUSINESS.
Postmaster Charles w. Dayton yesterday made
his first important removal of subordinate ASK
ing for the resignation of William Pimley, super
intendent Of the money order division. MIR. Plui-
ley has been in the postal service since 1860, and
is one of the ablest and most efficient heads OF de-
partment in the office. He has won the confidence
of business men with whom he has been brou9ht
in contact The resignation will take effect Sep
tember |, and on August Mr.. Plimley will start
on IA vacation which will last all the month
Mr. Dayton has appointed Joseph Elliott, Jr., to
be snperintendent to succeed Mr.. Plimley. Mr.
Elliott was in the postal service for many years,
being remembered in the Fostoffice as the man who
nearly drove Postmaster Pearson crazy. In TACT,
friends of Mr.. Pearson say that Elliott ana TWO
others were in large measure responsible Tor the
iuness which ended in the Postmasters death \
cnoice collection of epthes, chiefly unprmtaoi'
stil fingers about the lme of Elliott IN the fost-
office. He had the reputation Of causing more
disagreement, trouble, discOrd, hard feeling ana
heart burnings than any other fifty men In the
postal service in the entire city.
Elliott was busybody whose chief delight was
TO get Others into hot water. lie entered the
employ of the Government in 1864, being one Of
postal car run between this city and Washington.
In 1868 he was made an examiner, and later was
assigned to the money order division of the Post
office. lie became paying teller and finally super
intendcnt Postmaster Thomas l.. James promoted
him for orioinating the system of checks now IN
Use in the department.
Mr. Plimley. who entered the postal service in
1867. was made superintendent of the money
order division by Mr. Pearson, who retained Eaiott
sc the assistant superintendent. Elliott with his
lovo for mischief filled the Postmastcrs ears with
charges against Mr.. Plimley. lie reiterated them
dav in and day out He repeated them every time
he could get an audience with Mr.. Pearson, until
thc Postmaster was worried half to death
One day the potter and two confederates
walked in upon Mr.. Pearson with bundle oil
papers which ostensibly substantiated the COM
plants Mr. Pearson, with sweep OF MS manu.
cleared his desk Of papers and said in despair;
Gentlemen if you keep this up you Will drive
me crazy
On their face the charges were groundless, hut
Mr. Pearson appointed a committee TO lhVeS'l2a'e
them, so that he might escape Elllotts terrific
Importantly Mr. Plimley was OF course coh'Ps"-
ly cXonerated.
Elliott was also known as the Christian
hi1err He WAS superintendent of a Sunday
school in BROOKLYN and frequenter oil low
dr;,lirg nlace in Ceatcr-st. where prize fighters
and their cump followers con2regated tie WIS
fine boxer and was deeply interested In any
low-browcd wretch who had appeared IN public as
nuoiIist or who could tell stories about prize
6ohting and urize-ighters II Elliott was not at
The Postotlice in the daytime he could prooaoly
be found in this resort. Every one knew him
as the Christian biher
If he presented q curious contradiction In respec'
. li. ,,yo classcs Of associates he has also shown
orc,t Inconsistency in his political views Iic
,,,. for tw.n,y-fvc years known "a Republican,
but when he signed from his POSITION III 'no
l.o.,oti,, = wear or So after Cornelius Van Nott
h.comn Postmaster he was born again politically;
Uc kn.w that he was thoroughly dlscre1l'eu
among his Republican associates ana ms oniv mope
nf getting back into IN" Postonicc was tna"rs,,
n,r,ocrn,s who didn't know hun. lie therefore
rr,rcfnIy turned his coat and in the last elec'ion
came out for Grover Cleveland. NO" he HIS hi'
reward. A., alan, % tho Now
York Life Insurance Company since his retire retire.
m.nt 10 private life. John A. Met an, pr'slaeh. nj
n that corporation, is one Of Mr.. Dayton pot i -
mon and doubtless had much TO do win ge'tiht
The nlace for Elliott. The odds are strong that
,h,. now man was selected as spy to trump up
charges against his old associates III 0Iic'' A''a
S,n.oo,,Lnr / Postmaster Dayton VIII receive II
scr,,. of complaints about his subordnates whlcn
v;II r,nkr ONT the present staff the worst lot oi
.Oi.i.I Nvho were ever glthtItu lillutl
w VIZ ' rn many months are gone by he will hni the
nrnr,,sionI bn,yhody rs great thorn in his side
~ Nr. Pearson found him. The place pays
'IL.>,ndrr stewart chief clerk Of Station T. IN
,bc pr"dmcr Exchange. i, n political James upon
whom Elliott must ok with approb1ti0n. Stewart
is ius now doing his level best amohI Dcniocr"'S S
noIiticiaus 10 have Superintendent Cokci'N, pl
S,ati,n =. removed 10 make room for nm; In
rho last campaign Stewart belonged to the liarrl-
SON and Reid Club of Blyth"bournc ana tne
nn,rocr,tir club of New trrch. hoping thus to
hntt,.r his bread on both sides. Now he is laying
'a, str.ss ON his record in Newt trecht.