antedating (?) "the long arm of the law" (18

[Stephen Goranson]

Milwaukie Sentinel, (Milwaukee, WI) Saturday, July 13, 1844; Issue 43; Page
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....A Mr. Neville, of Western New York, has married a Miss Amanda Drop, while
having another wife. The long arm of the law dropped down on him, and walked
him off to prison for bigamy.

Stephen Goranson
http://www.duke.edu/~goranson

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