(Testimony of )
Mr. Mcmillon.
We didn't attempt to question the man or to interrogate him at all; it was more in the line of conversation. What Clardy or Archer or I had to say to him, it wasn't in the form of interrogation, it was in the form of conversation. We knew that it wasn't our business or place to try to. We felt we were there strictly for security.
Mr. Griffin.
Now, did you three, Archer, Clardy, and you, were you the ones that stripped his clothes and took the property out of his pockets?
Mr. Mcmillon.
We assisted in it. There was some jailers assisting us, too.
Mr. Griffin.
Now, when you removed the contents of his pockets, what did you do with that material?
Mr. Mcmillon.
As best I remember, we gave it to a jailer. I recall that a hat was sent up to the jail. I had lost mine during the scuffle. A hat was sent up to the jail. They thought it was mine. I recall seeing some of that property placed in his hat, but I can't remember for sure. I know it was tuned over to authorized jail personnel.
Mr. Griffin.
It was tuned over to some jailer?
Mr. Mcmillon.
Uh-huh.
Mr. Griffin.
Now, is that the normal procedure, when a man is stripped, to turn it over to a jailer?
Mr. Mcmillon.
His property?
Mr. Griffin.
Yes.
Mr. Mcmillon.
Oh, yes.
Mr. Griffin.
Now, whose responsibility was it to fill out an inventory at that point?
Mr. Mcmillon.
It would have been the jailer's, and it was.
Mr. Griffin.
And you didn't fill out an inventory on it?
Mr. Mcmillon.
No.
Mr. Griffin.
Do you remember if any keys were taken out of his pocket?
Mr. Mcmillon.
Yes.
Mr. Griffin.
Did you examine those keys?
Mr. Mcmillon.
Not at this particular point. I can explain that right now, if you want me to to into it.
Mr. Griffin.
Yes, I would.
Mr. Mcmillon.
Okay. Later in the afternoon, one of the lieutenants, I believe it was, instructed me to take the keys from his property, to meet, I believe, Lieutenant Smart and Lieutenant Swain with those keys so they could get into his car. I took those keys and went to where they had told me that I would find them. I believe it was on the parking lot in front of the Western Union. I walked down there, and I couldn't find them. I returned to the jail, and I was later able to determine that they had already gotten the car and had impounded it and had taken care of that, so the keys weren't needed, so I took the keys back.
Mr. Griffin.
The keys that you had,. was it clear to you that this key chain had a car key on it?
Mr. Mcmillon.
Yes, I believe so. I am not sure, but I mean I am sure that it was, whether I took it for granted or what, but I assumed that there was a key on it that fit the car.
Mr. Griffin.
Did you talk with Ruby about whether there was a key on it that fit the car?
Mr. Mcmillon.
I don't recall. Possibly may have.
Mr. Griffin.
Did you have any information at the time you got a hold of these keys as to whether the car was locked or unlocked?
Mr. Mcmillon.
I don't remember that. It had come up in the conversation some way that he had a dog in the car.
Mr. Griffin.
Now, how did that come up?
Mr. Mcmillon.
I don't remember that, but maybe Jack asked us to take care of his dog or something like that. I don't know. I made no note of it after I had found that they had impounded the car, that that matter had been taken care of, and I felt like that ended our respossibility or it was someone else's responsibility, other than the three of us remaining there as security there.
Mr. Griffin.
All right. Now, during the time that Dean and Sorrels were
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