Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-16
Prosecutor HetfieId Of Union
to Confer With Governor
Smith of New York.
NOW IN AUBURN PRIs0n
Missing Links in Sensational
Murder of Perth Amboyans
Are Now Being Found.


murder of Miss Edith fanny ard
Arthur l.. Kupfer. both OF this city.
on the night of August p, 1917
near Railway. established and the
two men who are alleged to have
committed the crime now IN Auburn
/ prison, New York. efforts are beirE
made to rush extradifion proce<d~
/ ings in order that they might u
placed on trial in New Jersey for
murder. According TO the signed
statement made by Charles Perch-
and one OF the two New York x7fu-
men charged with the murder. tho
murders were committed IN order
that he and his pal, Harold " LAM
/ BILE, alias George Brandon. might
get Kupfer's automobile in which
they were driving at the time.
/ Both Perchand and Brandon h1ve
been convicted of automobile fheftr
in New York, it was said at the Of
fee of Walter L. Hetfeld, prosecu-
tor. of Union county. Perchand
who is twenty-four years old wag
janitor of a New York apartment
house and was sentenced to Sing
Sing on January 20, 1918 for 1<x
years and eight months for carry
ling a revolver. Brandon was sens
ltenced January 9, 1920. for sf>1{-
ing an automobile. getting term of
six years and four months He -
said also to have been Convicted ~
bigamy. Both men had prevlo4<t<
been in Elmira Reformatory and -
Nappanuach Reformatory, xe~
York
Owing to the fact that both u<n
lstill have five or six years to ser<H
lcn their presen. prison sentences.
Prosecutor Hctdeld has annou1cf1
that he will go TO Albany next Wei
ncsday 40 ask Governor Smith Iof
pardo1s for both men in order :f1<
they might he tried on the murder
charges in Union county. AlthouEh
both victims were Perth Amboy resi-
dents. the crime was Committed r
Railway, and as a result rhe trial
viii come before the Union coux1ty
courts. @
Indictments have already bean
\ brought against the two men and Il
is expected that they win both b@
in the Union county jail within =
fortnight at the most and possibly
4 sooner. Their trials will follow
shortly thereafter.
Some of the statements made ~
Perchand in his written sf4teH<eu
OF his actions. together with th<1se %
n kB1&pHQn On the might OF the m1ff<ef
la{1d The day previous, hare not 0&&<
iTefife but they sound Logical &c~
lcording to Isaac SAKE. q storekeertx
lat 13s Smith street. who was one of
I Kupfer's closest friends and knew
his habits well.
/ SAKE, when interviewed yeste rd1y
Afternoon, stated that the statemen.
of Perehand sounded logical to him
as did the whole explanation OF the
details Of the murder. Kupfer. ae-
cording to SAKE, was Of generous
nature and always willing to pslt
himself out to do a favor to anyeI14.
The part of Perchand's statemezif
! telling of Kupfer's offer 10 take tire
two men to Railway from this CITY
after midnight was possible. Sa<e
said, as was the section which ted
of Perchand's being permitted ta
drive the car.
E;.pfer accoriing "a SAKE. did
not Like tc ;-i~e ne ear ana gsst:<s<T
WA accompanied Sy his ei1ad{l L.
! IL tie chauffeur was nnf pTrse,l. E4
| VIZ rld allow any otae- men7t.tr -
tn. party TO :lriye if he er she Naz
able to handle the car. Further-
n.o.s. the tread of kupfcT p9znfe4
/ or the sla.a man was in the hal;r
I of r.oing in -hs .r3nt SER rc=ard-
les of whetL-- there were two or
thee occupants IN y. t1wirg to the
Sc OF the seat AMI the saCf t1l1<
s,.;h Miss Jaany and kiipfsr were
of small bun: !, the couple. fore-.sSr
With Perchani who vas drixins~
could have easily occupied the
front seat on the night OF the mur-
der. while Brandon. who is charged
with doing the actual shooting. sat
/ in the rear seat.
Perchand. in his written state-
ment, says he and Brandon met
Kupfer "a couple of blocks from the
ferry" This was taken to mean
High and Smith streets. but It -
likely that il was Smith ana State
streets. as kupfer was just retur1f-
ing from the Highland Park hotel
with Miss fanny and the logical
road to take would be New Bruaz-
wick avenue into Smith street.
Sake stated that Kupfer was ~
the habit OF keeping late hours and
also visited the chop-suey restaurants
in Smith street frequently late az
night before going to his home r.
Is the opinion of the local merchant
that on the night of the murder
Kupfer had come in New Brunswick
avenue from Highland Park and
was turning into Smith street on hit
way to the chop-sney restaurant
when stopped by the two men.
Robbery could not have been the
motive on that night, SAKE said. -
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less than $40. he having told him
I OF his finances earlier IN the night
when they paid for the dinner AZ
Soldiers Beach
The motive which caused tbs
murder Of KHpfer and Miss JanH*
has always been a mystery, b1<
now, if the statement OF PerchazzH
can be believed, II is solved. The
only reason for the couple heinE
killed was in order that FerenAud
and Brandon might steal the e4x-
I the former says Whether Or nt<
the two men had this idea il Mlzs1
when they got in the car + INST
| known II is generally believed fnE<
the New Workers figured on forcing
Kupfer and Miss fanny to leave
I the car at some spot along the <49N
and the two men Continue on In tbs
car. However. according "a GzA
explanation the car was On tbs 4Ni
skirts OF Railway almoxt before <E<
men realized that their iQrFHe@ J
about at an end. Quick thin <iHE
on the part Of Brandon IN th$ HefE
seat might have then reGulte4 II HlF
decision TO shoot both Aur<Hx z14
Miss fanny The Shooting <k4k
place almost IN front 81 the Ga1AH
or DR.. Frank Moore. a4pe<1n- &1szl
CT the Railway refo<t12tefE
Both Perchand and 4@
knew The territory n Iris *te<I4&
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