The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-01-31
A WOMAN IN A BARRO0M.
FEMALE DOCTOR WANTED SCOTCH
WHISKY AND SHE GOT IT.
Practices Medicine in a Florida Town,
and Thinks She Has Rights
as Well as Men.
"Give me a Scotch whisky straight"

| "Give me a Scotch whisky straight
The alter IN the saloon and al the men
sitting and standing arourd were speech
| less with amaZement when they looked ut
the I.recn ordering the Scotch whisky and
saw that = was a Woman--a nicely dressed
woman and one who was wel-behaved and
! Pc rfeCtly sober
The woman had walked into an Atlanta
! salCon Thursday night with the con-
| fidence and assurance OF a man who had
| his IL cents and a corresponding amount OF
thirst. She took seat at one of the Ia
hleS and tapping for waiter called for
! Scotch whisky.
The waiter. with eyes opening wide
| rushed for the liquor and placed it oppo-
site the woman. She took the glass up,
swallowed the whisky with q relish, s.ppcd
| the water. pad the damage and started TO
walk out.
But this little, scene. while It occupied
! only few minutes and had ! cen perfect
| ~ quiet, had attracted Fat deal of at
! tentiOn and there were standing in the
doors and out on the sidewalk number
| of persons VINO were wondering what the
woman could possibly have meant and
who she was.
Such another episode had never hap
| pened in the city before. There may have
| been cases where some female outcast has
! entered into q saloon.
But for a woman, apparently n lady
| to step into barroom at an early hour
in the evening and deliberately cali for
! for a stiff drink Of liquor and good. old
! Scotch liquor al that and while men stood
| about swapping jokes and c.ciaimng.
! heres at you" was something which was
too fin de steele for the most up-to-date
/ Of the men present.
The excitcioent attracted the attention
n tA
tho saloon and escorted the woman out
and carried her to the police barracks.
AT the barracks the woman was ALLOW
cd 10 stand in the office until the patrol
man related the story Of ner arrest TO
! Captain jennings.
When asked what she meant by invad-
Ing the irncr circle Of mems special priv
! leEcs ana passing beyond the line which
even the newest of the new woman dared
! not cross, she replied:
81 am a physician and needed good,
| stiff drink and / went whore | thought !
| could get it good and pure. | am stopping
at the Kimbau house and am no tramp.
! My home is in Hcusts, Fla, and ! am 'r-
| Catherine Elliott. / was sick and be
| lleve in good whisky when You are not
feeling we'll l am stranger here and
know nothing about your laws regulating
the retail liquor trafiA Being a pract,c-
ing physician l am granted a few more
| privileges than the ordinary woman. and
| ] did not think ! was doing wrong when
| I asked for drink in Il saloon. can t
see why mon should keep to themselves
| the sole right TO drink all the good liquor
| in the world
| CaDfafn jennings decided to let Dr. Cath
15ii,nt, rat',rn to ne Knba ana
| - . ..,o,..aa "a t,ar hotel NV the. OIL
| nr ,,G1 Ma fal<en her IN charge.
Dr Elliott Is ? very tall woman, a very
atout Woma-.. but her voice Is soft ana
! low.
She was dress9d n = Itt,''s sun una
'' t5%, 1rn,har VA nj one tius tho chieP
| If DnIir, Of Hongtis she said. She stated
! nat she had been north on trip and was
| returning home.
when asked If she got the Scotch WINS
| XIV she smiled and replied:
| "T Certainly did and il was good stuff
| and hit Inc right spot"
-, 7,oo4o,. r,,o1- Moro wbislv.
| WoHA"h DoN'OA 1870
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