This is my own phonetic breakdown – (Ode-E-Un, said real fast)

Well my friends Lee & Annette Ussery sent me the transcript of the conversations of a bunch of area people gathered around the Ussery place several years ago, talking about Lee Odiorne and many funny and amusing stories that were told about him. Lee had passed on by that time, but his legacy still lives on through the stories that continue to be told about him.

The following story was told by Joe Wennmohs:
Lee & another fella were driving between Lampasas and Lometa, drinking whiskey and taking things real slow, when a car passed them like they were standing still. Lee said “I wonder if that pilgrim knows what the speed limit in Texas is?”

So they chased the guy down, pulled him over and lectured him, then went on their way.
Well on about 10 minutes, Lee and his friend found themselves surrounded by highway patrol cars. The guy they’d recited the speed limit to was Homer Garrison, the head of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
They took Lee directly to court and placed his half-full bottle on a table in front of the judge, Joe recalled.
At one point in the hearing Lee asked if the whiskey was evidence and was told yes. So he picked up the bottle, chugged it down real quick and said, “Well Boys, there goes your evidence”.

You know that sounds like a good story, part of the lore that surrounded Lee Odiorne.

I have no doubt that it happened just the way it was told.