Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-28

and resided at 95th street and Park
avenue, New York. She said she
knew Perchand and that he worked
for a Harry Levy in New York
Margaret Lyons. Of BrookiXn-
Brandon's aunt, when placed On the
stand, said Brandon leved with her
and was home on the night or The
murder. She knew he was home
because of the door between their
rooms was open and she could 80
him. He was never out later than !
o'clock and sometimes home be<cM&
IL O'Clock
Pauline Sabold, twenty threel
old, waitress. employed
powder plant at Parlin. was
witness. She said she knew
Perchand and Brandon and TX
them out in the court room
said she saw Brandon on August
and that he waved to her on Auxu1
81. She said she saw him berwee
5 and 3 o'clock on August n. and
on August 10 talked to him for 1<<ee1
minutes. She said she did not ke<p
company with Perchand. but made :
date with him on August 1s for the
night of August II.
Charles Perchand was the first Wit
ness called yesterday afternoon He
y
lived at 56S Seventh avenue. F4~
York City, was married and had =
son five and a half years old. H>
said he had known George Brandon.
alias Harold Lambie. for about four
years He testified to having met
Brandon at $40 o'clock the night of
August 21 at Park avenue and 25th
street, New York City. and going
from there to Phrlin to meet girl
from Sayrevi1le by the namepf
Pauline Sabild. who was employed As
maid at the Hercules Club there.
The girl the witness said. could moi
come out SO he and Brandon walked
around Parlin. They had arrived ID
Parlin between and $50 o'clcr4
and stayed about two hours. Perch
all the time. The two men then
started to walk towards South Au-
boy, the testimony continued. PERCH
and showing Brandon a spot along
the road. where he. Perchand. had
been held up and robbed several
weeks before during the period A<
was employed at Parlin- AT this spot
Brandon took a revolver from his
pocked and showed it TO him Tor the
first time, Perchand said
Arriving in South Amboy, the ~1<-
ness continued. he and Brandon
stayed for about twenty inmates.
Brandon then starting to walk To-
wards Perth Amboy, while Pcrcha44
waited along the road TO get 'l1<<
in any automobile which might pazs
Perchand succeeded in getting ride
over the bridge and got at the Perth
Amboy end OF the structure where
he again met Brandon, the witness
said. The two men then proceeded
to walk along Market street. through
cross street TO Smith street and
thence to Amboy avenue and WASH
\ ington street 1t was then about
1890 o'clock and they knew they
could get no train, fast line or ferry
from the city TO New York. Perehand
said, so they decided to walt for an
automobile TO come along and give
them lift. Perchand said he walked
in the gutter while Brandon walked
down the street about 100 feet.
While Perchand was sitting on ths
curb, he continued, a car came along.
going in the direction OF Railway
Brandon stopped it and asked for a
lift TO Newark, calling Perchand ovs{
TO the car at the same time.
Il told the man and woman in
car" Perchand testified, that
were stranded and wanted to get -
New York. He said he was spostt
to turn in but said he would help rs
out by taking us to- Railway where
we could catch the 2:1e train for.
New York"
Perchand then gave d-scri ption
/ of the touring car which kupfer
\ was driving, he and Miss fanny haN-
ing been the man and woman mem
toned in the testimony.
Il told the man that I owned =
car of my own" Perchand testified
hut that it did me no good as Il
\ was in New York. The man asked
me if I cared to drive and / f1<d
him I would. I walked around the
car and got in from the Ieft.@ Eae
| man, who sat next 10 me. nlo4iHE
4 over as did the girl, who was on his
| right. Brandon had already gotten
in. | drove TO Railway under the
| owners directions. going at speed
/ of thirty-five miles an hour praealc-
ally all the way. I was experiencing
| trouble with the accelerator and ~
CONTINUED on page 81