The long arm of the law

Posted by ESC on August 18, 2000

In Reply to: The long arm of the law posted by SteveY on August 17, 2000

: Hello,

: Can anyone tell me how/where the phrase 'the long arm of the law' originated?

: Thanks,

: SteveY

I thought it would be easy to find the origin of this common phrase. So far, no luck! I haven't found it in any of my reference books. If I do find something, I'll post it. Anyone have any ideas?