Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-08-21
EIFTH WARD SCRAP IS Up TO COURT
ALLEGED MURDERERS SAY
mot GUILTY TO CHARGE.
Harold v. LambIe, Alias Geo.
Brandon, and Charles Per-
chand to be Tried Sept. II

BY Special Correspondent.
ELIZABETH. Aug. 2f. - Charles
Pe-chand, twenty-eight years old
and Harold v. Lamble. alias George
Brandon, thirty years old. the two
alleged to have murdered Miss Ed1tn
fanny. the Perth Amboy hotel clerk
and Arthur L. Kupfer. superinfen-
dent of the Perth Amboy Cigar fac
tory, near Railway on August "a.
1918. appeared in the Union county
court here this morning without
counsel and entered pleas Of mot
guilty to the charge against then,
before Supreme court Justice James
]. Bergen. The trial has been
set for Monday morning, September
27 az $3.50 clock.
The court assigned former district
court Judge A. K David. Of ElizA-
beth. to present Lamble, and former
| Assistant Prosecutor Martin p. o.
lConnor, also of this city. TO represent
Perchand. The men gave an inn
preston that they would retain of
their own, and Lamble asked the
court If he would be allowed TO
suggest a name of an attorney to
be assigned by the state Justice
Bergen permitted him to suggest the
name, and he suggested Frank NC
Dermit, of Newark. one of the most
prominent members of the New Jer-
sew criminal bar. Judge Bergen
stated however. tnzt he would not
assign any attorney from outside Of
Union county.
Perchand Asks For Severance.
Charles Percnard, the party VINO
confessed in writing that his conf
panion. Lambic. murdered rne
couple. requested the court for .
severance % the indictments, 80
that he VIII not have to stand trial
with Lamble. Justice Bergen stated
that he would not decide this matter
today. but would be ready to hear
arguments from the assigned or re-
tanned counseiors of the defendants
4 at his chambers in Somervilie next
Saturday morning
Chief of County Detectives Jot1
A. Galafian, together with Fro4e~
cutor Waller L. Herfiesd. are respczs-'
sfbIe for the solving Of the n1ufder
mystery D two years ago. Gala<iau
after clues cf every variety had been
run down, visited the New York uar
fierworId. wnere he waited for mem
tlcn of the names ct the murder11
pair. After several setbaekss The
county deeeetiSe chief found fhal
pals of TIE men who spoke OF Miss
fanny and KaIfer were serving In
Auburn prison.
Galatian looked up the fnger
prints of one of the men and found
them TO be Identical with those found
on the murder car" These prints
were those Of Perchand's fingers.
and in Auburn prison he confessed 20
his part of the crime. and told OF
I.amble's share in the murder OF the
two.
The men we're released from the
New York prison where they were
serving terms of more than SIX
years. so that they could be brought
back TO Union county 10 face the
murder charges.
There are two indictments AGAINST
each of the men, one charging the
murder of Edith fanny ana tns
other charging the murder OF
Arthur Kupfer. Justice Bergen ap-
peared in court about 9 O'Clock and
the two prisoners were brougnt
from the county jail, shackied ana
guarded by two deputy sherif1s-
Due TO the fact that the court
clerk is on his vacation there WAS
a delay in bringing the men before
the bar. as the indictments could
. not be located. They were nnaliy
| found and the men were arraisnen
! at 9:34.
Men Acquainted with This Section
1t has been learned since their
connection with this case that the
! | men are well acquainted with this
section. On the night of the deunie
, murder, according to the Confession
I. of Perchand. the men came through
Staten Island fPerchand was arrest
, ed at one time on the island on an
, auto thievery charge) TO this city
and then went over TO the DuPoiss
J powder works, where they lay II
} wait to pounce upon a single party
coming from work with his pay,
hut ir1asmuch as the men came out
. in groups their job was spoiled.
They returned to this city where
! they found that they missed the last
, | train for New York. Seeing kupfes
, and the fanny, girl in this city. they
, INQUIRED regarding a train. and they
! were told that train left Railway
! for New York later that nigh
, They then requested kupfef g
drive them into Railway 10 caten
: that train, according TO Percnano.
He agreed. and allowed Perchant
10 drive the car, according 20 th<
E latter's confession. leaving LaEnnsf
: in the rear of the car. 1t Is though
possible that with this chance fht
men intended to steal the car froI
: Kupfer. but as they were nearing
:, the Railway station Lamble is ~
II legged to have fired first at Krpfe'
II and then at the girl, dropping kur'
II fer from the car in front OF the re-
II fornaatory and the girl some DIS
A tanee up the road
II In trying 10 secure a severance @
Il the indictments against his pal anf
II / himself, Perchand. II successful -
securing the severance. may be uset
I as a witness for the state againFl
Il Lamble-
II The double murder Of two years
II ago created great deal Of exei1e'
Il ment in this city Both parties Nef'
III well known Previous to their fAta'
II ride TO Railway. the couple were g
Il Soldiers beach
II The work of Prosecutor Walter
II L. Hetfeld. Jr.. and Union coan<z
4 Detective John Galatian has pesN
H highly praised. Mrs fanny. tHe
4 mother OF the murdered girl, stated
f that her prayers had been answered,
!, when she learned that the alieFE4
+ murderers had been run 70 eaEz4-
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