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 5. Carlos E. Goodridge (who after the trial was discovered to be a fugitive from justice in another state and to have given evidence under a false name) swore that, at the time of the shooting, he was in a poolroom in South Braintree, heard shots, stepped to the door, saw an automobile coming toward him, and when he got to the sidewalk a man in the automobile "poked a gun over towards him," whereupon he "went back into the poolroom." (R. 304.) About seven months later, he identified Sacco as that man for the first time and identified him again at the trial.

Four witnesses squarely contradicted Goodridge's belated identification.

A. Goodridge reported the affray to his employer, Andrew Manganaro, an hour afterward without revealing any identification. Manganaro further testified:—

Finally, Manganaro testified without contradiction that Goodridge's reputation for veracity was bad.