Three Veteran Cops Will Go on Pension as Old Year Fades

To Get Pension THREE VETERAN COPS WILL GO ON PENSION AS OLD YEAR FADES Painter, James and Stanger to End Long Service in City Employ ONE ON JOB 49 YEARS CAPT. A. LINCOLN JAMES Whose application for pension was granted yesterday, to become effective Dec. 30. On that date, Capt. James, who is 69, will have served 40 years, nine months and 18 days in the Camden police department. He resides at 922 Cooper street. Three veterans of the Camden police department yesterday were granted pensions by the Police and Fire Pension Fund Committee. A widow of another who died recently, also received approval of an application. Those who applied were Captain A. Lincoln James, attached to police headquarters; Detective John Painter, Camden's "oldest cop," and Detective Thomas M. Stanger. All three will be placed on the retirement list Dec. 30 next. Capt. James will receive $130.66 a month, while the two detectives will each be paid $92.50 monthly pension. Detective Painter, who is 76 years old, lacks only six months of a half century of service to the city of Camden, having been appointed to the police department in June of 1883. He has been attached to the city detective bureau and, according to his superiors, has been "faithful and efficient." He figured in a number of widely publicized murder cases. When he applied for pension Painter stated he took great pride in the fact that during his nearly 50-year service he has never once been "on the carpet." He gave as his reason for retirement that he has not been feeling well for several months. He resides at 1242 Princess avenue. Captain James, who is 69 and resides at 922 Cooper street, was appointed to the force March 12, 1892. He gave no reason for his wish to retire. Stanger, who is 70 and resides with a daughter at Collingswood, has been on the force for nearly 25 years. He is in charge of the Bertillon records at the city detective bureau, having been official "photographer" and finger-printer in many spectacular cases. Mrs. Rose Caputi, of 1263 Park boulevard, widow of Detective Joseph Caputi, who died last week, applied for and was granted a widow's pension by the police and fire group. Mrs. Caputi will receive $1000 yearly. Stewart Joins Shay In Battle on Vice (Continued from Page One) is suspicion or evidence of vice and graft," inasmuch as Judge Shay, in declaring the vice war voiced the belief that vice could not exist without the consent of police. Mayor Stewart expressed the opinion that the city has "cleaned up virtually all of the ugly conditions" prevalent here in the past. Two More Women Held Judge Shay deferred sentences on the five disorderly house-keepers and remanded them to jail when he learned that several of them were willing to make complete statements to authorities about the white slave racket. Two more accused vice den proprietresses were araigned yesterday and they too were sent back to jail to be further questioned. They