Henry Grove

Henry Grove was convicted of the murder of Henry Smith 73 and sentenced to death.

He attacked him at 3 Notts Cottages, Parsonage Lane, Enfield, on Saturday 24 February 1900. Henry Smith later died on 20 March 1900.

Henry Grove and Henry Smith were neighbours and Henry Grove had previously rented a stable from Henry Smith but had been told to leave because he was behind with the rent and the stable was rented out to another person. On 24 February 1900 Henry Grove went to the stables with his pony and cart but Henry Smith turned him away. Henry Grove then punched Henry Smith to the ground and went home but came back five minutes later and attacked him with two scythes.

In his statement before his death, Henry Smith said, 'On Saturday the twenty fourth day of February 1900, I was in my own house between eleven o'clock and half past eleven in the night. The prisoner Henry Grove brought a pony and barrow and wanted to put in my stable the pony, and the barrow in my yard. The prisoner formerly rented the stable from me but he surrendered his tenancy about five weeks ago and I have since let the stable to another person.