The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-12
MARTIN sCULLY DEAD!

The announcement that the well known and highly re- spected former mayor of Wa terbury, and general news paperman of years ago had passed away surprised all of us out here. While we had known of his recent sickness, still we were convinced in our own mind that there were many years still ahead of him in Life.
 But now that Martin has gone, it is interesting to review part of his life as we had known it in years gone by. Many of us recall the time he worked down at the old Buckle factory, clerkship position, which he didn't hold so long because of his liking for writing, and which he soon relinquished to go into the newspaper business on The Democrat. In those days, he was quite prominent, as we recall in the then Catholic Lit erary society, made up as 1t was of some of the best known young men of the Catholic faith of the city. He was an enthusiastic reader, and glor- jed in the tales of Ireland and Irish history.
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 We knew him best, however, as a newspaper reporter. In days of long ago, 1t was Mar tins custom to make the rounds of the city, but he was found more in Brooklyn and the Abrigador than in other parts of the town, outside of his daily visits to the City Hall, and the then city and town officials. He was most welcome wherever he went. He knew the history of the city from its beginning. He had seen 1t function under the old town government, under the city government, and had observed the school depart ment as conducted by the dis trict committee, and the board of education. He grew up in town government; he watched officials act, and make deci- sions; he wrote about them; he discussed topics of the day as they were here in our own city, although of course he kept himself we'll posted al- ways, too, upon world events. Introduced "Cub'
 As a newspapepman he would come into our office all most daily, sometimes accom- panied by a young beginner attached to the American. MT Scully would show him around, and explain to him the different stories that generally went with the office visited. He introduced the "cub" to of- ficials, and others prominent then in the every day life of Waterbury.
 This was in the days when Chapin and Kimball edited The American, and when 1t was controlled by the well known Chase family. MT Will Ham J. Pape, the present pub fisher of The American and Republican, was then in con- trol only of The Republican.
 MT Scu1ly's associates on The Democrat were Ed. Ma loney and the well known and clever Connie Hayes, since deceased. Hayes was one of the most interesting writers of the day, and was frequent ~ly referred to by others as "The Master Mind" of the profession. Cris Downey con- ducted Q Sunday paper. and la- ter Charley Sawdey afso ran a Sunday paper. The Sunday Herald was then owned by Swift, and one Bishop was one of its star reporters.
 Enjoyed Condolences
 MT scully had the confidence probably of more men than any reporter of his day. His word was his bond. He never betrayed a confidence. It was this honesty that made him so popular with the general run of people. Back in the old days, there was hardly "a fam fly in the city who didn't know of Martin Scully of The Dem- ocrat. whenever they were in trouble, and needed a help ing hand, 1t was to MT Scully that most of them went. He al- ways hes a sympathetic feel ing for people. Names of im- portant personages mixed up in court proceedings were 0f-- ten held back by him, out of friendly feeling for the people who would be really hurt by the publication of names. The story was generally published, but 1t was phrased in such . way that none of the people involved were ever incensed at the way it was written. Tn this manner. MT Scuily simply. fui- filied the advice and Ju1g- ment of the publisher of The