It was also said unofficially by Goddard’s valet that as Goddard was passing the death penalty he was so sexually aroused they often needed a clean pair of trousers.
Goddard was in strong favour of keeping the birch. He approved of abolishing the cat of nine tales, but felt the birch had the effect of keeping crime figures down.
He was in my opinion someone who abused his power of authority. You may agree? Whatever your view it made interesting reading.