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"'''Stork babies'''" was the term used by the [[Newgate Prison]] [[warden]]s to refer to the [[thief|thieves]] who were occasionally found tied to the [[prison]] railings with no memory of how they got there. They in fact were placed there by [[Aldridge]], who would put would-be-thieves to sleep with his bristles. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Big Hand for the Doctor (short story)|A Big Hand for the Doctor]]'') | "'''Stork babies'''" was the term used by the [[Newgate Prison]] [[warden]]s to refer to the [[thief|thieves]] who were occasionally found tied to the [[prison]] railings with no memory of how they got there. They in fact were placed there by [[Aldridge]], who would put would-be-thieves to sleep with his bristles. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Big Hand for the Doctor (short story)|A Big Hand for the Doctor]]'') | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:45, 20 April 2017
"Stork babies" was the term used by the Newgate Prison wardens to refer to the thieves who were occasionally found tied to the prison railings with no memory of how they got there. They in fact were placed there by Aldridge, who would put would-be-thieves to sleep with his bristles. (PROSE: A Big Hand for the Doctor)
