Mr. Liebeler. The witness yesterday did draw a picture of what he visualized as being in the blanket, and I will offer it in evidence later on in the hearing.
How long was this package in your estimation?
Mr. Paine. Well, yesterday we measured the distance that I indicated with my hand, I think it came to 37 inches.
Mr. Liebeler. Approximately how thick would you say it was?
Mr. Paine. I picked it up each time and I put it in a position and then I would recover it from that position, so each time I moved it with the same position with my hands in the same position. My right hand, the thumb and forefinger could go around the pipe, and my left hand grabbed something which was an inch and a half inside the blanket or something thick.
Mr. Liebeler. Did it occur to you at that time that there was a rifle in the package?
Mr. Paine. That did not occur to me.
Mr. Liebeler. You never at any time looked inside the package?
Mr. Paine. That is correct. I could easily have felt the package but I was aware that of respecting his privacy of his possessions.
Mr. Liebeler. Were you subsequently advised of the probability or the possibility that there had been a rifle wrapped in that package?