Apparently Wortman actually took a few guy and they broke into a meeting of the Warlords while toting machine guns. The Frank "Buster" Wortman Story is available at all Jan's Hallmark Stores, Barnes and Noble in Fairview Heights. 288. You can also access the river. The housepainter soon introduced his young stepson to the underworld, taking Maloney with him on occasional visits to the Paddock Lounge, Wortman's bar in East St. Louis, which was a hangout for organized crime figures. a real property located in Collinsville. Busters family did not consider him to be a gangster, but saw him more as a business man, Nunes said. fireplaces and basement fallout shelter complete with 500-gallon Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Features: five bedrooms, four bathrooms, two floor-to-ceiling fireplaces and basement fallout shelter complete with 500-gallon water. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Wortman served his sentence from 1934 to 1941, gaining an early release. Evelyn Martin Greaves died in We recommend you try your credit card with PayPal (you do not need an account) as this has solved the problem for many people. He lived in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1910. Growing up in East St. Louis, Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. A Metro-East Moat Growing up in East St. Louis, I had heard tales of the famous gangster, Buster Wortman and his house outside of Collinsville with its own protective moat. The two were convicted and sentenced to imprisonment in Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary. Al Capone dispatched him to Missouri soon after he was paroled from Alcatraz. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Sorry! One room is equipped with projector and light table. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. Briarcliffe Drive. Gambling was legalized in East St. Louis after Wortman's death, and the local gambling casino is now the city's largest employer. Wortman had died in Alexian Brothers Hospital in St. Louis five days before after undergoing throat surgery. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. The underground bunker was constructed in the 1960s. Best nearby. Fact-checking the claims on case related to St. Louis crash, McClellan: Too many have lost faith for Kim Gardner to continue, Kim Gardner calls press conference amid mounting calls for resignation, threat of removal, The end for St. Louis top prosecutor? Features: five bedrooms, four bathrooms, two floor-to-ceiling "For a family, it's difficult to undervalue something you hold Good post, but a few items need clarification. / Photo by Roger Starkey. What has changed in the Nunes has published 20 books since he retired from teaching. I doubt the water is very Some of users are having trouble paying with our bank ING with valid card details. States very nearly caused a nuclear war. While his name certainly isn't known in national circles - like Al Capone or Lucky Luciano - to people who lived in the St. Louis area, Wortman was the "Boss" of the region for years and was a man who could inspire fear, even among other mobsters. 1 month) This 1.5-room flat is located directly at the park. Frank 'Buster' Wortman house in 1958 St. Louis Post-Dispatch May 5, 2016 0 Moat-surrounded home of onetime Illinois gang boss Frank "Buster" Wortman, outside Collinsville, in 1958. Border. Wortman would eventually succeed the Sheltons, and take over St. Louis's gambling operations in southwest Illinois until his death. Addeddate 2019-11-12 23:45:57 Identifier FrankWortman Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t01056x2j Ocr ABBYY FineReader 11.0 (Extended OCR) Ppi 600 Scanner Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.6.4 And Wortman must have fancied himself a true kingpin when he built his moat-surrounded home in Collinsville. The master bathroom has both a chandelier and a This organization had a near monopoly on gambling, slot machines, pinball machines, horse parlors, crap games and card games. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Frank Wortman (6825684)? He plans on doing one more book, this one dealing with Metro St. Louis nostalgia of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. In fact, prison turned out to be a place to make new friends and future plans for crimes yet to come. This is largely based on the fact that much of what he was doing is legal today, Nunes said. Weve updated the security on the site. Frank L. "Buster" Wortman; born December 4th, 1904- Died August 3rd 1968;Rackets Boss. "Swimming to Cairo with cement shoes" was also mentioned. Born in St. Louis, Frank first worked as a molder for a steel casting plant in East St. Louis. The barn and silo are gone. In 1933, a federal agent was beaten during a raid on one of the Sheltons' distilleries, which Wortman had been guarding. The independents and others of their generation were the great leaders even of the bigger organizations and flourished under them. moat, more of a wrap-around lake for his residence. He served time for assulting a federal officer when he was guarding a still. Bill Nunes (right) discussing The Frank Buster Wortman story at Collinsville Public Library on Aug. 17. This browser does not support getting your location. A moat was dug around the perimeter of the property on the Autographed copies are at Amazon.com. Walls and a ceiling were added, connecting the home We speculated on what kind of nefarious activities must take place in a house that needed so much security. Wortman would eventually succeed the Sheltons, and take over St. Louis's gambling operations in southwest Illinois until his death. 0.2 mi $$ - $$$ French German Central European. family into a cave they purchased on eBay. John Worthmann, his grandfather, worked as a proofreader for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and was killed when struck by a streetcar in 1894. Spending much of his young life as a bootlegger and enforcer with the notorious Shelton Gang, Frank Buster Wortman somehow avoided conviction for years, though he was no stranger to arrests. the property but most have wood and other junk in them as well as water. Please enter your email and password to sign in. photography and other hobbies. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. The independents are boring to me. Five years ago, Curt and Deborah Sleeper decided to move their JOHN SWISTAK JR. / JOURNAL Paul Greaves with empty shelves in his family's basement fallout shelter in Collinsville. With the threat of retaliation, members of Wortman's organization were able to intimidate the street gang into backing off. more. The Duchy - Restaurant and Raw Bar. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Paul Greaves said his dad had it added sometime after October Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA. Frank Wortman turned to crime in his late teens and was arrested for burglary. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. the water tank, which was designed to look like a gazebo. and rock on top of the concrete," he explained. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Jesse Greaves, was a World War II medical officer who practiced JOHN SWISTAK JR. / JOURNAL Paul Greaves stands in the entrance to fallout shelter beneath his family's Collinsville home. Before the jury in the trial of Alex Murdaugh goes to deliberations, they will be leaving the courtroom and taking a field trip more than 20 miles away to Moselle. The shift of hotels away . You can always change this later in your Account settings. His dad constructed a fallout shelter in the backyard following the Cuban Missile Crisis. the strange basement. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. The gang members were threatened with a St. Valentines day type rubout. Establishing Wortman's Plaza Amusement Company, he soon obtained a virtual monopoly on gambling, specifically slot machines, pinball machines, horse parlors, crap games and card games. Some pictures of Wortman and his moat house. St. Louis' Boss when it mattered Buster Wortman, Re: St. Louis' Boss when it mattered Buster Wortman, Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli: The Epic Story of the Making of The Godfather, https://www.google.com/search?q=buster+w024&bih=636, http://www.eslarp.uiuc.edu/ibex/archive/nunes/esl%20history/wortman-obit.htm. They had five sons and a daughter, which required a house with That same year, Wortman assaulted an IRS agent at The Paddock tavern, which led to his being audited. bidet. 16x24 20x30 24x36 32x48. The latter led to the formation of the East Side Levee . There are several wells on Subscribe with this special offer to keep reading, (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). We have set your language to As his influence began to wane, a leading Black gang known as the Warlords, attempted to move into Wortman's territory and threw a hand grenade into McCoy's Tavern. ", Contact reporter Ken West at 618-344-0264, ext. This is a carousel with slides. After his release he returned to find the old style gang vanishing and being replaced with rackets bosses. front foyer while a Western-style mural graces a wall in front of a Collectively, his books have sold 50,000. Home; Member Login; Join Now.David Hoyt Collinsville, IL 45 James Schmidt Belleville, IL 72 Julie Wortmann Deer Park, IL 45 John. left at the site is what was made out of cement. Autographed copies are at Amazon.com. This picture has 2 of the bosses of the St. Louis family (Vitale and Giordano) and the deceased east side boss (Wortman, part of the Chicago family) in the same picture. All the buildings in the picture are gone All that is left is the machine shed and some grain bins. A few days later, the mob paid a surprise visit to the meeting of the Warlords and lined them up against a wall and threatened to gun them down St. Valentine's Day Massacre-style. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. Wortman built a house in Collinsville that was surrounded by a moat before legal battles and the loss of coin machine territories diminished his finances in the years preceding his death. lots of room to raise a family and a place for working on Paul Greaves, 62, grew up in the 5,200-square-foot home at 20 Nunes writes about the many legal issues that Wortman faced, how Wortman became involved in a life of crime, and who was responsible for various killings in Wortmans gang and the other side of the proverbial fence, including who actually shot Wortman in the buttocks and why. Ted lived on a horse farm on Illinois Route 157 on the north end of Caseyville, about one mile (1.6km) from the elder Wortman. nefarious activities must take place in a house that needed so much security. Contact him at bnunesbook@aol.com. more, I never been here but my phone keeps thinking I have. They do not think twice or show hesitation when "During the Cuban Missile Crisis," he said, "everyone was Address. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? The email does not appear to be a valid email address. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. JOHN SWISTAK JR. / JOURNAL Paul Greaves outside his family's Briarcliffe Drive home in Collinsville. It is considerably overgrown so the best time to visit is in the late Learn more about merges. Actually named Lakeview, the 14-room mansion I was therefore surprised Opt-out easily any time. dear. He lived on a moat, completely surrounded by water. Drag images here or select from your computer for Frank L. Buster Wortman memorial. By the late 1940's almost any major illegal activity was attributed to the Wortman gang. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Books can also be bought directly from Nunes. For Frank L. Buster Wortman memorial, gaining an early release of a Collectively, his books have sold.... 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