Opinion ID: 1753832
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: redirect examination by mr. dunn:

Text: Q Mr. Palmer, after having this conversation with Mrs. Huff did you form any opinion in your own mind as to whether this man was innocent or guilty prior to coming to Court that following day? A Well, my opinion as to the case was reached after the case was finished being presented. Q That would mean after you talked to Mrs. Huff you had still a complete open mind about the case. A Well thatI couldn't let that enter into my mind, something that happened outside the Courtroom. Q All right. What Mrs. Huff actually was telling you was incidents where this man was guilty of mischief, is that right? A Yes. I mean he was a young teenager. Nothingshe said nothing serious, just mischievous things average boys do. Q Did she go into any details or particulars about what is mischief and what is not? A No, sir. Q Did she tell you specifically what she meant by mischievous items? A No, and I didn't ask.    THE COURT: Did any of the other members of the Jury know that you had talked to Mrs. Huff? A To my knowledge they did not, sir. THE COURT: Did you tell any of them you had? A. No. THE COURT: And it is my understanding that there was no mention at that time to the other members of the Jury as to the fact (1) that you talked to Mrs. Huff or (2) what Mrs. Huff had told you. A No sir, I don't recall mentioning that to a single soul. The witness, Mayme Huff, testified: Q Are you the same Mayme Huff who testified in the case of State of Missouri versus George Ben Edmondson on Tuesday, September 30 this year? A Yes, sir. Q Mrs. Huff, do you recall leaving the Courthouse after your testimony was completed? A Yes, sir.    Q Do you recall making any stop in Joplin, Missouri prior to leaving town and on your way back to Springfield? A Yes, I stopped. Q Are you acquainted with the Sands Cocktail Lounge in Joplin? A I wasn't then. I am now. Q Do you recall whether or not you stopped at that establishment? A Yes, I did. Q Now do you know a gentleman by the name of William A. Palmer? A I do now. Q Did you on the 30th of September? A No, sir. Q Did you recognize a gentleman inside the cocktail lounge that you had seen earlier that day? A I didn't remember seeing him earlier that day. After we were inside this lady friend of mine told me he was on the Jury. Q Where was Mr. Palmer when she told you that? A We were going in the door together, all three of us. Q All three of you? A Yes. Q When you got inside did you and your companion take a table? A Yes, we did. Q What about Mr. Palmer? A Well, as we came in the door there was no place to sit except this one little table just inside the door. I suppose he had the same idea we did, that table just happened to all three of us sit there. Q You sat at the same table. While there, Mrs. Huff, did any conversation develop about Mr. Edmondson? A Not very much. No, it hadn't been mentioned but this girl friend of mine was punching me when we sat down at the table and told me this man was on the Jury. I asked him at the time if he had been and he said yes he had. I said `Do you think you would get in trouble sitting here talking?' He said `You have already finished testifying, they are finished with you. I don't suppose it would hurt if we sat together.' Q How long did you sit there? A We had a couple of drinks, myself, I was talking to someone I knew from Springfield and he was talking to another guy, wasn't much conversation going on. Q Do you recall any details of the conversation at all? A About this case? Q Yes, Ma'am, about this case. A Oh, I think I spoke up that I hope this ended it today, I would have to take off work to come back, and he said `I wouldn't worry' and that was about the extent of it. We were talking about some people that came in at the bar where I worked down home that he knew. Q Do you recall whether or not Mr. Palmer directed any questions to you concerning Mr. Edmondson's past, his youth? A I don't remember exactly any questions he asked me. I probably mentioned to him I had known him for a long time. Q Do you specifically recall him asking you any questions about the testimony that you had just given? A No, I don't remember anything out of the ordinary. I mean anything that wasn't heard here that day.   Q Did Mr. Palmer indicate to you that he was a member of the Jury and he should not talk to you or he was told not to talk to you? A He and Marjie, this lady friend of mine, was talking. He could have told her after she told me he was on the Jury. I asked him if it mattered if we sat together and he said `I don't think so, you have already testified.'    Q Did you overhear any conversation that she and Mr. Palmer had about this case? A No. TheyI think they were talking but I don't know of anything. I think Mr. Palmer said that I shouldn't worry or something, or everything was going great or going well, something like that. Q Did he ever express an opinion one way or another he felt Mr. Edmondson was guilty or not guilty of the charge, to you at the Sands Motel? A Oh, I think maybe hewell, I don't know that he said anything, no. I felt like he was kind of for him. Because heQ Just from what he had said or the way he said it rather than what he said? A And Mrs. Meyer going home said I shouldn't worry, she believed he would win.