He was committed to the corraty jail
at thra place on November 8, 1875. lie
was indictod and tried at tbe next term
of tbe Oyer and Terminer, and found
guilty of murder in tbe first degree on
December 27. At tbe last session of
the Supreme' Court of thin State his
case went up on a writ of error, but
that body confirmed the judgment of
the lower eourt. Lenahan was a noto
riously bard character, and has traeled
under several aliases. He will be
banged in the rear of the jail yard.
On Monday afternoon, between four
and five o'clock, Frederick Williams,
clerk of Council, at Columbia, while
fUhing with a hook and line from a
board raft a short distance below the
bridge, observed tbe arm of a person
come above tbe surface of tbe water.
He ran up to Front street and gave tbe
alarm, when Jerjy Long and Ned Dev
iue went with him to the river and
booked up the body. It is evidently
the tame body thrown up by a steam
boat several days ago.
The body was far gone in decomposi
tion, aud was not recognised by any of
those present, being evidently that of a
stranger. lie was apparently between
forty-five and fifty years of age, five
feet five inches in height, iron gray
whiskers on chin and moustache ; No. 7
Goo calf akin boots, new ; fine lanib'a
wool blue stockings, a good set of nat
ural teeth, fine woolen knit undershirt,
with a Cue white muslin shirt outside,
open linen breast ; fine black elotb
eoat, dark cloth pants, apparently
slightly barred.
