Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-07-15

dual murder-that OF Edith fanny
and Alfred L. Kupfer on the night
OF August 22, 1918--has been solved,
almost on the second anniversary of
the never-to- be forgotten crime, by
Chief of Union County Detectives
John A. Galatian. Prosecutor Het-
field of Union county has also been
instrumental in unravelling the
mystery.
The hand that put to death Kup-
fer, superintendent of the Perth
Amboy Cigar Company's factory in
this city, and Miss Janny a pretty,
young cashier employed at the
Hotel Madison here, was that of a
well known figure in New York's
underworld. The man is now serv-
ing time in Auburn prison charged
with the larceny of an automobile
and the confession, which has been
signed, comes from a "paf' of his
who was with him on the night of
the famous murder.
Theories of jealousy, robbery and
the possibility that the murderer
was a maniac have been run down
by Perth Amboy, Middlesex county,
Union county and New York police.
None of them proved to bear any
fruit.
Gradually the police and detec-
tives began TO give up the hunt for
the guilty party or parties. Clue af-
ter clue was found to have no fouI1-
dation.
But Detective John A. Galatian,
although he said nothing TO any,
body, had started in working on the
case the morning the bodies were
discovered and he has a reputation
of being the kind of a man who
continues until he has exhausted
every possible means of ferreting
out some solution.
Recently he received a tip that
there was considerable talk in the
New York underworld of the
Janny-Kupfer murder. He decided
to look into the matter and work
ing on this slight basis began to un-
ravel the complicated mystery
which drew the attention of not
only the east but the whole country
two years ago.
Detective Gallatian spent days and
nights in the New York underworld
having ears open only for some
mention of the words "Kupfer" or
fanny. Finally his persistence was
rewarded by his learning that in one
particular section there seemed to
be knowledge of the murder. He
could not gain any definite informa-
ton but looked up the records of
those he suspected. These investiga-
tons were without avail.
Instead of stopping here Galatian
then began to find out who the
acquaintance of these first suspects
were Finally he learned that two
of their pals were now serving
sentences in Auburn prison. having
originally been sentenced TO Sing
Sing but later were sent to Auburn.
The Union county detective went
to Auburn prison and. got the finger
prints of the two men. These he
compared with the prints which he
had been thoughtful enough to take
from the windshield OF the automo-
bile in which Miss fanny and Kup-
fer were riding the night they were
killed. The finger prints of one of
the men and those on the wind
shield were found to be identical.
DR.. Frank Moore, superintendent
of the New Jersey State Reforma-
tory at Railway, in front of whose
house the body of Kupfer was
thrown out by the gunner, was then
taken by Detective Galatian to the
Auburn prison and upon being
brought to the man the doctor iden-
titled him as being the same that
had jumped from the murder car
on the night of August p. 1918, and
help place the body of Kupfer along
the road and then say; I'VE will
have to get rid of the girls body
too"
When confronted with the facts
which the Union county detective had
gained in the case. the man admitted
his part in the murder.
He is Charles Perchand. sentenced
to prison on January %. 1913, from
New York City on a charge of carry
ing concealed weapons. His term is
for six years and eight months. He
made five page written confession
in which he tells his part in the
murder but declares his buddy,
Harold V.@Isamble, alias George
Brandon! zethe shooting. Brandon
is the other New York underworld
man in Auburn sing a sentence OF
six years and -Sur months on a
charge Of stealing an automobile. He
was sentenced on January of this
year.
According to the written confess
sion of Perchand. he and Brandon
went TO Perth Amboy from New
York by way OF Tottenville On Au-
gust p. the day before the murder,
with the intention of holding up the
employees OF the du Pont Powder
works ar Parlin. The following
day was payday and they planned
to make a big haul
The next day. however, failed 10
give them the opportunity they had
been looking for. as the eupl0y6z