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. Which prompted me to ask you the question. Did you find
any body hairs on this shirt--or any hairs, I should say?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. I didn't look for hairs on this shirt. This type of
examination had not been requested. It seemed unnecessary.
Mr. EISENBERG. Mr. Stombaugh, were you able to determine the quality of
the shirt or did you form any opinion as to the quality of the shirt?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. Yes; it was an inexpensive shirt. I found no labels in
it indicating the manufacturer.
Mr. DULLES. Any indication that labels had been torn out?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. Not that I recall, sir.
Mr. EISENBERG. Were you able to determine, Mr. Stombaugh, whether this
was a domestic, whether this was of domestic or foreign origin?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. No; there are so many different shirt manufacturers in
this country, that there is little value in trying to trace down a
particular source unless we can find a manufacturer's marking in the
shirt.
Mr. EISENBERG. Any laundry marks which you attempted to trace down?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. I found no laundry marks. The shirt was well worn and
appeared to have been hand laundered.
Mr. EISENBERG. If there are no further questions on the shirt, I will
move on to another item.
Mr. Stombaugh, I now hand you a homemade paper bag, Commission Exhibit
142, which parenthetically has also received another Exhibit No. 626,
and ask you whether you are familiar with this item?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. Yes; I am.
Mr. EISENBERG. Does that have your mark on it?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. At the time I examined this, it was to be treated for
latent fingerprints subsequent to my examination, and in a case like
this I will not put a mark on the item itself because my mark might
cover a latent fingerprint which is later brought up, and therefore
obscure it.
In this particular instance, I made a drawing of this bag on my notes
with the various sizes and description of it to refresh my memory at a
later date.
Mr. EISENBERG. And it is--looking at those notes and as you remember
now--this is the bag?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. This is the bag.
Mr. EISENBERG. Now, this bag has an area of very light-brown color, and
the greater portion of the area is a quite dark-brownish color. What
was the color when you originally received it?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. When I originally received this it was a light-brown
color.
Mr. EISENBERG. Which is at one end of the bag?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. One end of the bag.
Mr. EISENBERG. The tape is also two colors, one a lightish brown and
the other a darkish brown. What color was the tape when you received it?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. The tape also was light brown.
Mr. EISENBERG. Could you turn the bag over? Was it the color that shows
as a lighter yellowish-type of brown?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. Yes; a yellow-brown shade.
Mr. EISENBERG. When did you receive it, by the way, Mr. Stombaugh?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. This was received on November 23, 7:30 a.m., 1963.
Mr. EISENBERG. Did you form any opinions as you examined it, concerning
the construction of the bag?
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