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In Trial*(Continued from Page 1)\ ihe was. She said she then ran ! cut of the restaurant.1 Her description of the manj with the rifle .was “bald or sborli haired or light ':colored hair ! medium height and wearing ai plaid shirt.” . » On cross examination she saw! the ram was not wearing * Hghtblue shirt.• Miss Cardoza said,she had no-4 deed two other girls-at. a neir-\ by table as well as a*number of people atrthe counter. % ■■On cross examination by Arad A. Arabian, both witnesses . told the juFy, they, did hot see t ctrl at the next tabic fall to | the floor before or after they r heard shooting.[ Yesterday afternoon the jury• heard testimony from five wit-! nesses. : ' .i Roaaid W. Dunbar of 2G Stock-[heUn St., an employee at.Ray-| theon, said he and his fiance, i now his wife, entered tho renau-[ rant about 11:30 p.m.- Oct. 5.Dunbar said*.he recognized Robertson, who also was employed at Raytheon at that time. Although he did not snow Robertson by name, he told the jury bo greeted him as he entered - the restaurant, from Broadway.Dunbar said Robertson showed no sign Of recognizing him end did not return his greet Ing. Dunbar, and his fiance look scats at 4 tabic in the rear or the restaurant.About five minutes laler, Dunbar said, he saw Robertson enter through' the Spring Street entrance. Facing the Spring Street entrance, Dunbar tesli-jfjed he saw the defendant carrying a 30.- 30 caliber lever ac-•lion rifle. ’On. cross examination by i Arabian ho admitted, his identification of the gun was »“def-rinitcly a guess.” : •| Kc said earlier'he was /am-[iliar with guns. Dunbar said i Robertson walked-past his la* [blc, past tie cash register, ibrought the rifle up, and “start-led shcotlng.”| Dunbar told the jury that he ituraed around to watch. He •testified, it seemed to him Robertson “didn’t take full aim,” Taking full aim in his opinion, [ho said, would be lo bring Uie *rifle up to the shoulder and look idown the sights. He heard Jfhree shots, heard glass breaking, and ran from tho cafe.■ Joseph M. Costa, owner of the {All American Cafe at 501 Thames St., totd the jury he had seen •Robertson about 0 or 9:30 p.m. [Oct. 5 In his place. . i He laid the jury the defendant [ordered a few beers and playedshuffleboard about 11:30 p.m. Co5ta «iid he occasionally met the young man at Quality Lunch alter he.closed his place, and had made similar arrangements° Costa said he closed his place about 1 a.m.,-went to Quality Lunch, looked in but did not see Robertson, and left.Also called to the witness sland was Louis E. Bourff, a sailor, who satd.be accompanied the two • jliin-ullors toloynQct. 5/Bourff told .the jury the three went lo the Newport ..Tavern about 9 p.m. where he said they drank for most of the evening He said they went to the Qualify Lunch at 12:15 or 12:30 a.m.,arriving- about 12:45.Bourff said he had too muchto.drink aml^stayed only a few minutes because .he felt sick. The oilier two sailors remained at Quality Lunch, he said. He told the jury all three in the group were wearing civilian dottier.Another person who said he witnessed the shooting was William D. Am a lo. Janitor at Len-lhal School who lives at 47 Pelham St.Amato testified he arrived at quality Lunch about 1 a.m. but the owner quickly put him out because “I was a little drunk.” Ho. said he viewed the. shooting through a window' from outside Uie reslaurant.. On cross - examination by Arabian, Amalo said he wasn't sure that be had seen anyone fire any shots. -He said he ♦■heard two shots.” He referred to the three . men as sailors, tesLlfytng that he thought one of the three was in uniform. ’The final svitness during the afternoon session was Miss Lillian Murphy of 59 Aquldneck Ave., Middletown, who'said she came lo Ihe cafe around l.m.(with a girl friend. ..She said she and her friendsat down at. a table neat, the Spring Slrcct entrance. About IS.rainuks later, she said she saw a man enter the Spring Street door carrying a rifle. -He walked v»stJhcr table and “looked rjgbl ai me,”'she said. At that point Miss Murphy said she fell to the floor in shock, before.” she explained. She said “I had never seen a real gua before,1’ she explained,. She Cild she later identified Robertson In a police line . up.% ,She raid she rememberedhearing three shots/ but':re-mnlncd on the floor.Testimony was expected to continue during the afternoon. Other attorneys for the defense are William W.. Corcoran and Joseph T. Houlihan.11lri
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