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J1;; Two vjilnesseo testified tbii5 e en ’ ivfli an1 fry thi ’ c fr\\ carrying'* gun or’rifle.' . ■ /Robertson, 21* of 351 Wo!colt AveV,JJidalelown, is- charged with'the murder of Russell A. Schilling/23, of'Newport, Wash., and JsmevD. Cook,. 20, oE Port Arthur,. Tex.Prosecutor James S. O’Brien‘^naming ifl Superior -. Court Jii.’murder, trial of Stephen Hqb .-ertson, they WcVrrcustomers in the Quality Lunch cafe- early Oct. 6, 1967, when two .Sailors were shot to'death. ’ :.Both.told the jury they hadi\\ * \ i1- \i' a]i-*' *t.itopened this morning's‘.session before Judge Christopher. D e I Seslo with’ testimony from Miss Sheila A. Cory of 1057;Wapplng Road, Middletown. She and her cousin,. Miss Alice .M. Cardozs eiilered the restaurant-about ;i a.m. she told the jury,' / ' ':•• .The cousins look actable-Beir the,rear of the restaurant and Miss .Cory said she* sat .facing the Spring Street'.entrance.About 10 minutes later, she testified she saw a man come in the Spring Street entrance carrying a rifle. She turned to talk' to her cousin, according to testimony/and he*rd two shots.■ She identified the. man as slender to medium build, blond hair, fair-rosy complexion, light blue shirt, dark pants, and in his early 2Gs”She said she ran.out of the restaurant and later came back. She added (hat she noticed-'a man, who looked to her to be the same man who had the riFlc in the.rostauranl, running'north on Broadway.When she returned to the res-iuaranf, she said she. saw two men lying on the floor.Miss Cardoza was next to' testify. She first saw the man with the gua after he passed her (able. She first viewed-him from his back, •He cirri ed the rifle' at hip height, Miss Cardoza .explained.He walked #abntit three-quarters of the way tfosvn the. counter and '^Gomod 16 be. standing Iherc.1’ she said. .Sho. said she heard a‘ shot. After the sbo!, Miss- Cardoza said, the man turned toward the rear of the restaurant where(Conlinueft on rage 1)
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Newport Daily News
Newport, Rhode Island, US
Thu, Jun 06, 1968
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