Henry Julius Jacoby - murder in the furtherance of theft.
Henry Julius Jacoby - murder in the furtherance of theft. One of the youngest men to suffer at London’s Pentonville prison was Henry Julius Jacoby, aged just 18 years and 11 months. Jacoby worked as pantry boy at the Spencer Hotel in Portman Street, London. Amongst the guests on the night of Monday the 13th of March 1922 was 66 year old Lady Alice White. Her body was discovered the next morning by a chamber maid, who, unable to get an answer from room 14, let herself in with the master key. The poor girl was confronted by a horrible sight, Lady Alice had been severely battered around the head although she was still alive and survived for further two days. The police naturally interviewed all the hotel’s staff and suspicion quickly fell on Jacoby who told police that he had intended to steal from the hotel’s guests and had taken a hammer with him to “use if necessary”. He had found the door to Lady Alice’s room unlocked and had entered. She had woken up and ...