The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-19
Eddie "Mullings-A Loyal Friend BY THE OUT-EASTER

The death of Eddie Mullings, the deputy superintendent of police, interests every resident of the east ern part of the city for it was out here more than 50 years ago, that he first saw the light of day.
 By this we mean that in. olden days the Mullings family and it's members were as widely known in this part of the city as were any of the other families who used to reside here.
 s,s Eddie was sborn, .,,in the little house on the south side of East Main St., near the old Pagan home stead, and just east of the Hackett property in and around the vicin- ity of the Hendricken public school, in old days known as the East Gaylord school. It was here that Eddie got his first greater part of education, under the learned and highly educated Maggie White, who in those days ruled, and had to rule with rod which kept dis cipline in it's proper place, and sent it's pupils forward in the world with one main thought in mind of respect toward ones elders, and a well advanced education Of world events, and figures. No pupil left East Gaylord hungry for the want of a grammar school educa- ton. You got it all under the su- peryision of the great disciplinar- ian of that day, Miss White. Big and strong, no upruly boy ever left that school ignorant of the thought of discipline.
 Eddie Knew Discipline
 Eddie Mullings, as boy, felt the sting of her strap, the same as did the others of the institution. But no one thought more of his teach CT than the same Eddie as he grew into manhood and recognized the real good that early education under such a teacher meant to him and the others of the school. It was a frequent subject with him as he sat discussing his boyhood days with friends of yesterday.
 The deputy's hobby as @ boy was to be a barber, and he was. He went to work in Billy Goggins shop near the cornor of Orange St., af- ter he had received taste of shop work, during the school vacation. Goggins was the regular East End leicester. One never knew when he was sincere. Mullings saw and watched the antics of his boss, and followed him in many respects. He was wild, just like other boys of his age were out his way, wild in his desire to have some real fun. So when Henry Smith started, up candy store at corner of Taylor street, and used candy checkers, Eddie was one of the gang who ate a checker or two. What boy wouldn't, or didn't in those days? We saw him do it.
 Served As Barber
 And then after he had barbered for awhile, and learned how to twist the humorous heavy walrus moustachios that appeared in his chair, he got to thinking of police duty, for it was to the police force that Goggins had gone from his barber's chair in the old and well patronjzed barber shop. And sure. didn't \ Cuddy German, another understudy of the Goggins shop also go to the police force. There were two from the same place, and Mullings, young and active, full of pep. a fine looking young man, thought seriously of starting out in the same game. A job with the pin shop had taken him to the Waterville factory. Here he went daily, along with others on the train that was sent up in the early morning to that part of the city. But he longed for the police force.
 In 1903, the street car strike de- veloped, and the little police force was tangled up in riot. More su- pernumary police were wanted; there were only 25 under the char ter. Various members were coach- men and watchmen. and couldn't do active police duty. An appeal was made to the legislature. and the number was increased. to 100. Mullings was one of the lot ap- pointed. His appearance, plus the fact that he was a tee-totaler ap- pealed to the chief Of police, and he, along with others, were assigned toiguarding the trolley cars which then ran through the streets. but which had few patrons. He was on post in the same lin. of duty, pro- testing the strike breakers. the troIieymen, the night in March. 1908, when Paui Mend eisohn was shot and Killed. He reflnQined on 2. It>. i sI 11 '.l,4 t''t t' s.4 fi1.