Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-04
MISS PILON WINS CASE
The Verdict and Costs viii
Amount 10 About $1,000.

Main street has won in the final
stage of her suit for damages TO :
breach of promise of maria ;e
against Alfred Emanuel Viger, one
of the rich young men of Pittsfielc,
Mass. Late yesterday afternoon the
supreme court of Massachuse is
handed down It's decision overruling
the exceptions taken by the defend
ant at the trial in the superior court
in Pittsfield last summer, and this
morning Miss Pilon's counsel At
torney U. G.. Church received word
of the decision. Thus ends this
famous case excepting to collect the
verdict which with interests and
costs now amounts to about $1,000.
This case would never have beer
instituted but for the false accr+
tons made by Viger against Miss
Pilon. For months before the case
was begun Viger had been receiving
anonymous letters which seemed
to annoy him and he accused Miss
Pflon Of being the writer. Her de-
malls availed her nothing and Vjgef
at length became so persistent aid
annoying that Miss Pilon decided to
turn the tables and bring sui. for
breach of promise. BY that time
Viger had been married but Miss
Pilon had no intention Of taking the
world into her confidence about how
she had been treated by this wealthy
young man, until after she had been
annoyed beyond endurance.
1t is about seven years ago Miss
Pilon was a model in big cloak
establishment in Pittsfe,d. She be-
came acquainted with Niger whose
father at that time was a leading
light in republican politics CT Pitts
field and one of tie rich men of The
town.
The friendship that existed be-
tween them was shown in a number
Of photographs which formed part
Of the evidence in the suit for dam
ages afterwards. These pictures
showed the couple with friends sit
ting on the lawn of the Viger house
on various occasions. Other things
that corroborated this evidence
were souvenirs from various parts
of the world, crosses from Egypt,
rosary beads from Jerusalem,
church manuals from Rome and
such like, all bought by Viger in
his travels and given to Miss PiloI,
as token of his regard for her.
At length they were to be mar-
ried and every arrangement had
been made for that event when Miss
Pilon heard that Viger had already
married. She had not known that
she had had a rival and the rumor
of the marriage astounded her. Re.
luctantly Viger admitted having
married, in fact, that he had two
strings to his bow right along.
Miss Pilon came to Waterbury to
her folks and Viger made several
visits here to explain. Every visit
only opened afresh the wound in
fiicted by Viger's duplicity. The.
Viger began to receive anonymous
letters and he made more trips to
Waterbury to accuse his old sweet
heart of writing them. And finally
came the suit for damages for.
breach of promise.
The trial of the suit was the mhes
interesting held in the courts of
Pittsfield in years. The court room
was crowded every day to its capa =
ity because Viger was well known in
society. The trial took about
week. The whole town it seemed
was with Miss Viger. who once or
twice burst into tears on the wit
ness stand. Several letters were
introduced after a hard struggle by
Viger's attorney to keep them out
and when the jury reported a YER
dict for $4,000 the people in TIE
court room burst into cheers.
An appeal was taken from the
verdict on the ground that it was
against the evidence and that GER
tain evidence, the letters, were
admitted by the court
While the hearing on the appeal
was pending in Boston, Viger's
counsel made several attempts to
effect a settlement of the case. They
were willing, 1t was said, to pay all. |
the costs and about $4,000, but It
was a vindication more than dam
ages Miss Pilon wished 70. and by |
the decision of the highest tribunal