Woman Whistles for a Cop

Nov. 10, 1909: Hope Whittaker, who works until midnight as a cashier at the Peking Cafe, carries a police whistle in case of emergencies and used it when accosted by Eric Eich. Officer Blaisdell arrested Eich after Whittaker said: "This man's trying to insult me." Eich was sentenced to a $30 fine or 30 days in jail.