Mr. Stombaugh. No, sir; I can think of nothing else.
Mr. Dulles. And you found no other pieces of fabric or other foreign material on the gun?
Mr. Stombaugh. Nothing that I could associate with either the blanket or the shirt. I found——
Mr. Dulles. Or the paper bag?
Mr. Stombaugh. Or the paper bag; no, sir.
Mr. Eisenberg. Just one further question. You said something like, "It was possible the fibers could have come from the shirt." Could you estimate the degree of probability that the fibers came from the shirt, the fibers in the butt plate?
Mr. Stombaugh. Well, this is difficult because we don't know how many different shirts were made out of this same type of fabric, or for that matter how many identical shirts are in existence.
Mr. Eisenberg. Mr. Stombaugh, I gather that, and correct me if I am wrong, that in your area as opposed to the fingerprint area, you prefer to present the facts rather than draw conclusions as to probabilities, is that correct?
Mr. Stombaugh. That is correct. I have been asked this question many times. There are some experts who will say well, the chances are 1 in 1,000, this, that, and the other, and everyone who had said that and been brought to our attention we have been able to prove them wrong, insofar as application to our fiber problems is concerned.
Mr. Eisenberg. You mean prove them wrong in terms of their mathematics?