The two boys Arthur Forrester Smith and Hector Augustus Smith,
who have been several times remanded since their first apprehension for the attempt to murder Mrs. Nunn, of Catherine Court, in Seething Lane, were last Monday committed for trial on a charge of "maliciously, feloniously, and unlawfully wound- ing and causing grievous bodily harm to Mary Ann Nunn, with intent to resist their lawful apprehension and detention on a charge of felony." Mrs. Nunn is said to be still in danger, and quite unable to appear as a witness in court. The boys, —who were excessively distressed during the preliminary examina- tions,—are said to have recovered their composure before Monday, and the elder's air was described as almost defiant.
He smiled contemptuously at some of evidence taken. We fear their prison is not a very good school. They probably know that, even if Mrs. Nunn dies, they are safe, at least from the extreme sentence.
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