August 23rd, 1929 through
July 2nd, 1931
he began visiting Tony Spagoni, a suspected drug dealer. On July 5th, Lawrence had to go to the hospital, and 11 days later he was buried.
What happened in ordeal by Cheque?
meets a French business woman by the name of Miss Daisy Windser and falls in love.
He soon proposes and sends a series of checks to his new fiancee
, who has a history of poor financial responsibility. After tying up her loose ends in France, she moves to the United States to marry Lawrence Exeter Sr..
How did Lawrence Exeter JR die?
August 23rd, 1929 through
July 2nd, 1931
he began visiting Tony Spagoni, a suspected drug dealer. On July 5th, Lawrence had to go to the hospital, and 11 days later he was buried.
When did Lawrence Exeter JR get married?
On May 30, 1930, Lawrence proposes to Flossie, and they get married on
the 14th of November
. To keep his new family out of debt, Lawrence Jr payed his wife in multiple large checks to pay for her college debt and the price of their rather expensive wedding.
Who wrote ordeal by Cheque?
It is told in a nontraditional way through the checks that are written by two men,
Lawrence Exeter, Sr. and Lawrence Exeter, Jr.
, over a period of years.
Did Lawrence Exeter JR die?
He rushes him to the hospital, but he is too far past saving.
He dies in the hospital at
27 years old. The distraught Lawrence brings his only son to the mortuary, and he is buried in a cemetery near his home.
Who is Peter Ventizzi?
Peter Ventizzi was
a cousin of Tony’s
, and willing to do the job for a small price. Tony had a better reward for Peter, he would give him Miss Flossie. Tony wouldn’t kill such a lovely woman, it was unlike him.
Who are the characters in ordeal by Cheque?
- Lawrence Exeter Sr.
- Lawrence Exeter Jr.
- Dr. David M McCoy.
- Miss Daisy Windsor.
- Miss Flossie Wentworth.
- Tony Spagoni.
- Marie Whaton Exeter.
- Peter Ventizzi.
When was Cheque ordeal written?
July 1, 1929
The Bootery 145.25 Lawrence Exeter, Jr. August 23, 1929 Tony Spagoni 126.00 Lawrence Exeter, Jr.
