The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-07
Errani Dies Suddenly at
His Home in New York.
His Death Attributed to Un-
due Excitement.
This Was the Result of an Attempted
Murder and Suicide.

NEW YORK, Jan. 7.-whsn Mieheal
Mniter shot bis servant sweetheart, Kate
Dunn, and then attempted suicide late
on Tuesday night, at 1lS East Twenty
sixth street he did little damage to either
the girl OIL himself, but the excitement
and shock caused by his act killed the
venerable hesd;of the household, Achilles
Erraui, famous as q tenor, who once
thrilled opera gcers of three contine nts,
and later as an instructor OF singers who
have attained fame.
Professor Errani had psssed the p1eri-
dian Of life, but.with the exception OF an
organic affection of the heart he had
never known illness. and was active and
full OF vigor. The faraily physician. DIR.
Mary l.. Bond, had cautioned him to
avoid excitement, but there seemed to be
little need of that, for the professor lived
q quite and methodicsl life, rising early
end exercising before spending a limited
number of hours with his pupils. then
taking a rest and long walk every after
noon.
He had dined and read the papers and
retired at his usual early hour on Tues
day evening. Michael Miniter sat I'm the
kitchen tslking with Kate Dunn, who
had been a rervant in the Errani house,
hold for year. Miniter had known her
a much longer time.
The two quarreled. Kate says she was
anxious to get rid OF Miniter. W no wanted
to marry her, and when he asked her for
mone~ she told him to 60 away.
H. answer was a shot that grazed her
cheek, and another that inflicted flesh
wound in bis own face.
Tie house was in q turmoil. Ann
wenscb, the cook, ran to tell Mrs. Errani
of the shooting. Mrs. Errani vas ex-
tremely frightened when she saw the
wound in Kate's face. DIR. Warner was
calied from his home across the street,
and on examining 1.-THE girls wound said
it was not serious. but advised that she
he taken to a hospital. Mrs Errani. an
xious to see her servant properly care d
for, called a cab and started for the New
York Hospital, after cautioning Ann
wensch not to tell the professor what mad
occurred.
But the hurried footsteps through the
hall had awakened profe sor Errani, and
his wife had hardly gone when he called
the cook, and asked what was the matter.
She tried to evade the questions, but he
saw by her excited manner tnst some
thing serious had occurred, and she was
Obliged 10 tell him.
On learning that murder and suicide
bad been attempted under his roof the
professors breathing became labored and
his face flushed. The cook tried to qnie,
him in vain, and just as Mrs. Errani re-
turned from the hospital this professor
swooned. DIR. Bond wes hastily summoned
and administered restorstives.
The professor rallied and seemed to be
quite recovered. But this appearance
was only delusion. An hour had hardly
| pssscd hen his brest ming became lsbored
again, his pulse grew weaker, and In
suite OF Dr. Bonds efforts he continued
| to sink slowly, and surely until he died
| snorlly after o'clock yesterday morn
ing.
Miniter after having his wound ban
daged at the New York Hospital, wat
taken with Kate Dunn to the Eas
1wenty-second street police station by
| Detective Rink. There be was charged
with felonious assault, and ATTEMPTED
| suicide and sent az prisoner TO Bel'e
we Hos spital. The girl went to tire hoin'
| of ber sister, Mrs. McHugh, at 6Ol Hud
SON street.
Professor Errani has been widely
known and highly esteemed amonI
musicians I'm this city for many years
He vas born in faonzi, Central Italy, q
years ago, and early showed talsnt as
singer. lie entered tbs Conservatory o
milan when Il years old. and after grad
ultion continued to study vocal musi
under vsccai, the then famous compose
and teacher.