Bisbee daily review., 1907-01-24
Especial to Reyiew.)


 PHOENIX, Jan.23.-The sharp crack of pistol fired three times in rapid succession rang out on the crisp air at o'clock this morning in the Creigh- ton block on North First avenue, punctuating the silence of early morn ing and arresting the attention of 8 few early pedestrians hurrying along to the duties of the day. r... .-
 The screams of a woman followed the shooting and officers were soon upon the ground, Officer Henry Bloom hurst being the first to arrive on the scene, Sheriff Carl Hayden and Deputy Jeff Adams both reaching the building a moment behind him.
 The sight that greated the officers as they gained the hallway on the second floor of the building caused them to hesitate. It was not the grew some scene that they expected to en- counter that met their eyes.
 There was no moaning, bleeding vic tim but instead a woman, young, fair and absolutely nude met them in the hallway. Her face was wreathed in smiles as she greeted them and no blush of shame mounted her cheeks, l for, as 1t was afterward discovered, l she was insane, religious maniac, and in removing her clothing in the bitter cold she believed that she was following the instructions of spirit. Her clothing lay scattered about the hallway and she absolutely refused to again don them. Finally she was per suaded to place a heavy bath robe about her form and thus clad she was lead to the jail, where she was placed in the women's cell.
 The woman is Mrs. Emma A. Partin, the wife of Thomas Partin, who is a bridge carpenter. employed by George Tisdale, superintendent of buildings and bridges of the Santa Fe, Prescott ] & Phoenix road. She had been in the hallway in the Creighton block since 1 o'clock this morning and how long she had been nude in the freezing air ! Is not known. She had gone there to consult Judge J. H. Langston regard ing the filing of a suit for divorce | against her husband.
 The shots that attracted other peo- ' pie to the scene were fired by Mrs. Winters, who lives in suite or rooms in the building. Mrs. Partin was try i ing the doors in the hallway and when she reached one of Mrs. Winters rooms the latter opened the door and asked her what was wanted. She replied that she wanted thstwhich could not be purchased by money.
 ] Mrs. Winters, seeing the glezn of madness in the woman's eyes and ob- serving her lack of clothing, slammed the door and, seizing a pistol, fired three shots into the ceiling and screamed. The shots were fired to give an alarm, for she feared the mad woman might do her bodily harm. When asked to again put or VT clothing, the woman declared that she would not. She must have new clothes, she said, and they must be paid for by the state. The clothing that she had discarded Is all clean and respectable, but it will not do. The clothing to be bought her by the state must be snowy white.
 She went to see Langston this morn ing because the spirit directed her to do so, and 1t was another confsb with the spirit that lead her to remove her wearing apparel. The spirit told her that she must be as humble as when she entered the world, and she then proceeded to the act of undress ing. Everything she had on was re moved, including her shoes and s-oct inps