Warren Commission (04 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (04 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. EISENBERG. Let me state for the record we are introducing the
photograph at this point rather than the shirt itself because
depositions are being taken in Dallas simultaneously with the testimony
being elicited today, and the shirt is being used by those members of
the staff who are in Dallas.
Mr. DULLES. I understand.
Mr. EISENBERG. When did you receive this shirt that is pictured in
Exhibit 673, said shirt being Commission Exhibit 150?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. I received this shirt the same day I received the
blanket, which was November 23, 1963, approximately 7:30 a.m.
Mr. EISENBERG. Now, did you conduct an examination to determine the
composition of this shirt?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. Yes, I did.
Mr. EISENBERG. When did you do that?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. I did this later on that morning.
Mr. EISENBERG. What were your conclusions as to the composition, Mr.
Stombaugh?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. The shirt is composed of gray-black cotton, dark blue
cotton, and orange-yellow cotton fibers. The dark yarn in the shirt is
composed of a mixture of dark blue and gray-black cotton fibers twisted
together, and the light yellowish orange looking colors here, the yarns
in this part of the shirt were composed of orange-yellow cotton fibers.
Mr. EISENBERG. Did you examine the shirt to determine--pardon me, Mr.
Dulles, were you going to put a question on the composition?
Mr. DULLES. No.
Mr. EISENBERG. Did you examine the shirt to determine the presence of
hairs or other debris?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. No, I didn't.
Mr. EISENBERG. You did not?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. No, sir.
Mr. EISENBERG. Neither then or at any subsequent time?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. No, sir.
Mr. EISENBERG. Could you take a look at your notes on that, Mr.
Stombaugh, to make sure about that?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. No, sir; I did not remove the debris from the shirt. I
noted in my notes the two buttons from the top were forcibly removed,
the right elbow area was worn through, the bottom front inside of the
shirt was ripped forcibly, and that I had made a known sample of this
shirt.
Mr. EISENBERG. Mr. Stombaugh, I had been under the impression you found
some wax on that shirt.
Mr. STOMBAUGH. Yes; down the face of the shirt I did find some
wax adhering to it, and this wax I removed and delivered to the
spectrographic unit for a spectrographic examination.
Mr. EISENBERG. Does that show in your notes?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. Yes; I was looking for debris and hairs. I knew I had
not scraped the shirt.
Mr. EISENBERG. I am using the wrong term, I guess.
Mr. STOMBAUGH. I recall doing this. This was later in the afternoon
when I removed this wax and took it to the spectrographic unit. This
was after I had conducted other examinations on some other items.
Mr. EISENBERG. For the record, we had an earlier discussion, and you
had mentioned this to me in an earlier discussion, as I recall----
Mr. STOMBAUGH. Yes; that is correct.
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