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Show Jury Paid th Fins, A Tesaa correspondent tell how an obstinate Juryman wa circumvented b) hi fellow Judge of the facta The offense charged was assault with In tent to murder After the jury lind I been out about two hour It returned the following verdict- We. the Jury, lind the defendant guilty of aggravated assault, and assess his punishment ns f 15 fine and herewith iay the line ' On Inqitln as to thu meaning nf the laat clause of the verdict It came out that 11 of the Jurors had agreed that the defendant wa net guilt), but the twelfth ditggetll) hung out for; n eon vlrllon for aggravated assault nnd would not consent to n punishment lea than a line of $6 l'lndlng It a I hopeless task In bring oter Iho oust ou-st tiale one to their wa) of thinking, the eleven finally decided to agree with him and chipped In enough lo pn) the fine |