14-06-2009, 03:19 AM
My REmarkable Jpourney
After Lou got out of prison, Larry's life became a theater of the absurd. He managed to scrape up $5,00o to repay Lou,fro the Garrison funds. But, Lou didn't want it back..he had another plan in mind. He filed a complaint against Larry through his friend, Dick Gerstein....the same guy that took money from him to pass on to Garrison. Then as it turned out, there had been several missed connections between Gerstein and Garrison and Gerstein had also kept one of the $5,000 cash packets. He hel held on to it for a year before ever sending it back to Lou. As a friend of Larry's, Gerstein sure didn't want to file charges against Larry, plus he didn't want his own involvement to come out. He had to excuse himelf from the case, and there were calls for him to resign.
On Dec. 21, 1971, Larry was charged with grand larceny After leaving the police station, he went to the TV studio, intending to have his arrest as the lead in topic for his show that night. But the Station Manager met him and fired him. He was also fired from his Radio show as well as the newspaper. He tried to reason wish them by saying he had not bene tried yet and was considered innocent until proven guilty...but they didn't see it that way. As it turned out though...the statue of limitations had run out and the judge dismissed the case.
But he was not vindicated! He went through months of hell. He was then, 37 years old and no job and over $200,000. in debt. He became a recluse and went no place, except to take his young daughter to the park on her visiting days.....and he was ashamed to even face his mother. Then, one day a friend dropped by his place and told him to start living like a human being again. He talked him into gluing to the race track, although he barely had enough to even go.. He only had four dollars left.But somehow he made a very lucky bet. (which I won't get into)
After Lou got out of prison, Larry's life became a theater of the absurd. He managed to scrape up $5,00o to repay Lou,fro the Garrison funds. But, Lou didn't want it back..he had another plan in mind. He filed a complaint against Larry through his friend, Dick Gerstein....the same guy that took money from him to pass on to Garrison. Then as it turned out, there had been several missed connections between Gerstein and Garrison and Gerstein had also kept one of the $5,000 cash packets. He hel held on to it for a year before ever sending it back to Lou. As a friend of Larry's, Gerstein sure didn't want to file charges against Larry, plus he didn't want his own involvement to come out. He had to excuse himelf from the case, and there were calls for him to resign.
On Dec. 21, 1971, Larry was charged with grand larceny After leaving the police station, he went to the TV studio, intending to have his arrest as the lead in topic for his show that night. But the Station Manager met him and fired him. He was also fired from his Radio show as well as the newspaper. He tried to reason wish them by saying he had not bene tried yet and was considered innocent until proven guilty...but they didn't see it that way. As it turned out though...the statue of limitations had run out and the judge dismissed the case.
But he was not vindicated! He went through months of hell. He was then, 37 years old and no job and over $200,000. in debt. He became a recluse and went no place, except to take his young daughter to the park on her visiting days.....and he was ashamed to even face his mother. Then, one day a friend dropped by his place and told him to start living like a human being again. He talked him into gluing to the race track, although he barely had enough to even go.. He only had four dollars left.But somehow he made a very lucky bet. (which I won't get into)