The sun., 1910-06-30
SHOT SINGER As SHE SLEPT
CONDUCTOR OBRIST NTRDERS
GERMAN PRIWl DONNi.
ThFre bullets TheR 20 End IIls Own Life
Noted NIuslcaI Authority Was sCrared
by Jealousy WSmaR Threw IIlIn
aside for Ysung TenOr sT stuttgart.

Noted Nusieal Authority WasNrafeu
bS Jealousy -WSman Threw Him
Aside for YSung TeROF Sf stuttgart.
special Cihls nsspa'rs 70 rHE Suv.
BERLIN. June - Anna Suttar. lead
ing singer oS the Royal Opera Company
az Stuttgari. was murdered to-day by
Alloys Obris,. formerly a conductor of
the Opera ami musician Of considerable
distinction Christ. after killing the
woman. Immediately shot himself dead
Obrist was married man hut was
separated from his wife. who was also
a noted singer IIe had been persecuting
Fraulsn Suttor Tor some time with his
attentions. The murder seems to have
been committed In flt Of jealousy.
Christ visited Fraulein Suffers fat
at 10 o'clock this morning carrying a
large bouquet A maid servant told him
that her mistress was in bed and could not
see him Obrist replied that he could
not wait and must see Fraulein Sutter
az once He pushed the girl aside and
went to the bedroom.
Frauleh Sutter was asleep Obrist did
not awaken her. Ne fred almost instantly
two shots from d revolver az her, the
bullets penetrating her breast The
woman gave a scream. half rose. and then
sank back on her pillow. dead Obrist
then fired three shots into his own chest
and died instantly. A second loaded
revolver was found in one Of his pockets.
Fraulein Sutter is variously described
as being between IS and ~ years old. She
was born in Switzerland. She was a
great popular favOrite She had an ex-
traOrdinarily varied repertoire. and was
otherwise accomplished. Her male adj
mirers were many She was not married.
but was the mother of two children. who
usually accompanied her on the streets.
Obrist vas a. years old. He was ap-
pointed chief conductor in Is0j. and soon
became enamored of FrauIein Sutter.
wha apparently did not discourage him
When he left Stuttgart three years ago
be obtained Frhulein suffers promise Ia
marry him Il he " ere able to divorce his
wife
He returned 10 Stuttgart last Septem-
ber. having in the meantime obtained q
divorce. aud demanded the ulfilmsnt Of
the promise Il h stated that Fraulein
Sutter had found a more attractive lover
iu q Young opera tenor, and that she re-
buffet CHRIST. whose desire for her was
thereby ndamed His unweloome atten-
tiuns became publicly notorious
Finally iealously and despair impelled
him % the murder and suicide he had
rssigned his conductorship Ia beOOms
musical critic for local new spaper
H- had a great musical reputation and was
probably the greatest German authority
on historical musical instruments lie
was chairman II the committee that j.
'siit. t.ng la-zt works
br Aloys Obr,,t was conductor uf the
orchestra at tue Royal Mnrtamherg
up"ra HOUSE ~ Stuttgart custodian
ui the llszt Home at Weimar and a we'll
known composer. besides being an IN
vrstigator IN the iield of antique music
he was born on March ~. lS87, at San
Reno His father was casper Obrist
and came OF family that had lived for
more than gn years in the neighborhood
uf Zurich HIS mother. Alio~ Grant Dun.
~a- native nf scotland
AIOyS Obri-i's youth was passed IN
Switzerland. but IN is55 h. moved 10
W-imar. where he attended the prepard-
tory srhO0l and studied music IN the
Grand Ducal conservatory Tie went 10
Berlin IN lsg2 and three years later was
called 10 be conductor az the Stadt Theatre
IN Rostock Later he moved on 10 Brlenn
and Augsburg IN the same capacity
la ISaS be- went to Stuttgart and remained
there a. conductor at the Royal Opera
House for five years lie also conducted
symphony concerts during thus period.
but IN 1911 gave up his regular duties as
a conductor For two years he remained
az Wrimar stuiynE and composing
The beginning of thu season 1917 found
bNfl~l, WHO NaA UlAht reputation Tor
hn-elf bv thus time, once more IN control
u the orchestra ~ the ROYAL Opera House
IN Stuttgart
His brother 10 the well known Munich
sculptor Herman Obrist. and both we're
the pos@e~sOrs ~ estates in Scotland.
On April 5. Issa. h. was married 20 !
Hlldegard Jenicke. an honorary member !
of the company At the Court Theatre
IN Weimar She was the daughter u |
an evangelical clergyman and was born /.
In 1854 in Ottern. near W-imar She has !
continued % rrSide in Weimar. although !
her husband made his home in stuttgart |
after 1917.
Anna Suttsr attracted attention by her !
rustIms when she created the role IT I
SalOms when the orea was first sung IN !
Stuttgart during the winter Of iS0a and !
1907 She vas younger than auy other /
y lore who had appeared in the part 1
sycspt otti Sparrow. Who san the role |
In Munich. and the boldness Of her COS /
tune sst N 20 a remarkable degree her I
beauty