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Show Jury Paid the Fine. A Texan corrctiiionileiit tells Iiow an obstinate Juryman wax circumvented by bis fellow-jmlscs of the raetn. The nlfeiiHP cliiu red was assault with Intent In-tent to murder. After t he Jury lmil been out about two Iioiim It roliinicil tho tullowli'K vciillct: "Wo, th Jury, Hud tbiMlefenilanl Kiillt) of aggravated assault, anil ansehs lib) piuilHlimi'iit as $2.ri thifi and lieiowltb pay tho fliiu." On Inrpilry us to tlio meaning or thu last clause of the verdict It came out that II of tin- Jurors had iiKiced that the defendant was not guilty, but tho twelfth (logKctlly liiuiK out for a conviction con-viction for aggravated assault anil would not consent to a punishment Ics.s Hum a Hue or $25. Finding It a hopeless task to IjiIiik ovi-r llio oh. st'.mite 11110 to their way 01 thlukhiK, tho cloven finally decide I to iiki-co with hhn and "chipped in' enough to pay the One. |