Eugene Lee Jolly
 

Eugene Lee Jolly was born 4 May 1867 in Pennsylvania, the son of Owen F Jolly and Mary Emma Woods. He married Adelia M Mauget, daughter of Charles Mauget and Marie Jellies. Eugene died 14 July 1920 in Dayton and was buried in Evergreen.

Kentucky Post, Friday, 10 March 1905, page 10

Captain Eugene Jolly, Terrace av. Dayton, left today on the steamer Reese Lee for Memphis.

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Kentucky Post, Tuesday, 22 August 1905, page 5

Eugene Jolly of 812 Terrace av. who is second mate on the steamer Virginia, is visiting his family today. He has been on the Virginia for three months and will leave in a few days on his return trip.

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Kentucky Post, Tuesday, 3 April 1906, page 5

Eugene Jolly was elected Fire Warden in the place of Eugene Banks, resigned by the Dayton Council last night.

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Kentucky Post, Thursday, 12 July 1906, page 5

Fire Warden Eugene Jolly is suffering from a badly swelled right hand, the result of a knife puncture on the thumb accidentally on July 4. The danger has been from blood poisoning but the physician has it under control and Jolly is on duty.

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Kentucky Post, Friday, 7 September 1906, page 2

The new fire alarm system has been installed with five new boxes and Fire Warden Jolly reports it is now in good working order. He arrested a tramp who was acting in a suspicious manner yesterday afternoon. He was caught behind a counter in a Third st. store, Dayton.

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Kentucky Post, Tuesday, 8 January 1907, page 5

Fire Warden Jolly submitted his annual report as follows: There were nine alarms including three still alarms, with a total loss of $960.

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Kentucky Post, Tuesday, 15 October 1907, page 5

Mrs. J M Fox, 42, Third av. and Jackson st. Dayton ran down to the foot of Berry av. and waded into the Ohio River waist deep yesterday afternoon. Ferryman Harris heard screams and found the woman struggling to get out of the cold water. Fire Warden Jolly assisted Harris in getting the woman to shore.

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Kentucky Post, Thursday, 29 October 1907, page 5

Police Chief Louis Thoeny, of Ft Thomas and Fire Chief Eugene Jolly of Dayton, were made defendants in divorce actions filed late yesterday in the Campbell Circuit Court. In the suit instituted by Adelia Jolly against Fire Chief Jolly, she alleges he has acted toward her in cruel and inhuman manner; also, that defendant has removed part of their furniture from their home at 611 Vine st. Dayton.

She prays for a restraining order to prevent him from further interfering with her or removing other furniture.

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Kentucky Post, Wednesday, 1 January 1908, page 2

Fire Warden Jolly submits the report there were nine fires during the past year with a loss of $2763. The largest fire was at the dry goods store of Joseph Beck, Sixth and Clay sts. Dayton, a few weeks ago.

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Kentucky Post, Saturday, 2 January 1909, page 3

Harry Smith of Cincinnati was shot and instantly killed by John Watson after an argument in a saloon. Watson, later joined by his brother, Major Watson barricaded himself in his sister's home and when Fire Warden Eugene Jolly attempted to put them under arrest, the men opened fire on him with shotguns and wounded him. Mrs. Jones, sister of the Watson boys, was shot twice in the arm by Fire Warden Jolly during the battle.

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Kentucky Post, Friday, 5 February 1909, page 5

Fire Warden Eugene Jolly, shot by the Watson brothers New Years Day, has been discharged from Speers Hospital. He is able to walk but it will be some time before he can resume his duties.

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Kentucky Post, Monday, 8 March 1909, page 5

Fire Warden Eugene Jolly may have the index finger of his right hand amputated as a result of the shooting affray of last New Years Day with the Watson brothers. While the digit healed properly, it was so badly riddled with shot it is practically useless. He may submit to an operation this week at Speers Hospital.

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Kentucky Post, Thursday, 10 January 1918, page 2

Eugene Jolly, fire warden of Dayton, was called before the Police and Fire Committee of Dayton Council at a special meeting Wednesday night and asked why he did not file two bonds, one as fire warden and the other as jailer.

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Kentucky Post, Friday, 11 January 1918, page 1

Acting on complaint of the Police, Fire and Jail Committees of Dayton Council, that Eugene Jolly, fire warden has failed to execute a jailers bond, Mayor William E Smith of Dayton, Friday, suspended Jolly until Monday, when Council meets in special session to investigate the complaint. Jolly resigned.

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Kentucky Post, Thursday, 15 July 1920, page 1

The invasion of Bellevue and Dayton a decade ago by two brothers from Cincinnati, who after killing a youth named Smith, shot up the town and finally barricaded themselves in the home of a relative, was recalled Thursday by the death of Eugene Jolly, former Dayton fire chief. Eugene Jolly, on hearing the shots on New Years Day 1910, obtained a pistol and went into the yard surrounding the house where the brothers had hidden.

Jolly placed his shoulder against the door and broke the lock. He was met with a volley from the shotgun. The other brother opened fire from a pistol. Jolly fell in his tracks. The shot from the shotgun had torn away a large portion of his hip. The bullet shot away a finger. He hovered for weeks between life and death.

Jolly never fully recovered from the wounds. He was taken to his bed several weeks ago and died Wednesday. Jolly was 52 and one of the best known men in Campbell co. He lived with his wife at 1222 Fifth av. Dayton. The funeral arrangements have not been completed.

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Kentucky Post, Friday, 16 July 1920, page 7

Funeral services for Eugene Jolly, who died Thursday at his home, 1222 Fifth av. Dayton will be Saturday at 2 pm from the residence. Jolly for 16 years was a member of Dayton Fire Department. A widow survives.

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