Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-16
Ex-PoIiceman and Brother
Taken After Supposed AC-
CompIice clipped" Police.
AID SAYS HE WAS TAKEN
FROM EMPLOYMENT LINE
Alleged Plan Was to Slug Girl
as She Carried Money to
Fathers Garage.

Bold plans for what police believe
was to have been a street holdup and
payroll robbery fell through today after
police arrested two men, one a former
policeman, following "tip-of" by their
supposed accomplice, who also was
placed under arrest.
Acting on the information given them,
four detectives laid a trap this morn
ing, and as a result three men are un-
der arrest, and Miss Ruth Beuchert,
27-year- old guardian of a $500 pay
roll, who, police believe, was their in
tended victim, is safe at her home, 430
K street.
The men arrested gave their names
as Max Rubin, former policeman; his
brother, Benjamin Rubin, and Hugh
Winbery, % years old, who came to
washington three weeks ago from North
Carolina. The brothers are charged
with conspiracy to rob, while Wtnbery,
who will act as a Government witness
against them, probably VIII not be
charged.
Max Said to Have Confessed.
Max Rubin confessed his part in
the alleged plot, Detectives Arthur Fihel-
ly and Benjamin Kuehhng announced
shortly after noon.
They quoted him as saying, I'VE didn't
do anything, though, did we?"
For the past three years Miss Beuch-
ert has been handling the pay roll OF
the Central Auto Works, 449 street,
owned by her father. Every Saturday
morning she went to q downtown bank,
Withdrew approximately $500 and re-
turned alone with the money to her
home. There she would make up the
pay roll and take it to the garage Of
nee in the next block. She never en-
ployed a guard, but relied on a system
of never using the same route twice In
succession to foil possible attempts at
robbery.
Benjamin Rubin has worked in the
Central Auto Works garage at various
times during the past two years.
The police were informed that VIM
berry was selected from the line of
men looking for work, at an employ
ment agency by one of the brothers.
Winbery told police that sMax asked
him If he wanted to make a little easy
money. Winbery said he replied that
he did. Whereupon Max, according to
Winbery, outlined the following plan or
action:
Winbery Given Instructions.
Winbery was to hide In the alley con-
Meeting I and X street in the 400
block, the route most frequently used
by Miss Beuchert. Max would be
nearby with a parked car. The girl
was expected to pass through the alley
at 10 o'clock this morning, and Win
berry was to slug her on the head,
ev%ofoI. nav roll ord fOiT1 May In
the car. Benjamin Rubin was to get
$500 and the rest Of the money was to
be divided between Max and Winbery.
The men met at Ninth and F streets
last night, the police said, when Win
berry was furnished with q diagram of
the alley and told to be on hand this
morning.
After they had parted winbery went
to police headquarters and unfolded
the whole scheme to detectives.
The latter called Miss Beuchert and,
being unable to locate her at her home,
left word at friends house that she
was to come to the garage immediate
ly. When she arrived at the garage
she was met by detectives, who di-
vulged the alleged plot against her.
This morning two detectives took her
to the bank earlier than usual and got
the pay roll. The money was taken
to the garage under guard and the de-
tectives then went into the alley.
They found Max Rubin and Win
berry sitting in the car. Both were ar
rested. Police say they found revol-
yer in the side pocket of the automobile.
Returning to the garage, they arrested
Benjamin Rubin.
Trap Laid by Detectives.
The trap for the three men was laid
by Detectives e. e. Thompson, Kueh-
ling, Thomas Nally and Fihelly
When Kuehling arrested Max Rubin,
he recognized him as the partner with
whom he pounded a beat" at the sew
enth precinct nine years ago.
Ruth Beuchert is the youngest mem
ber of the Beuchert family. She has
nine sisters and one brother living,
one of her sisters having died in recent
years.
When Theodore Roosevelt was Presi-
dent, he gave theater party in honor
OF the Beuchert family, then the largest
in Washington.
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