Evening star., 1929-11-17
Two of 8 Held Confess Plan
to Collect Insurance
Police Claim.
EX-POLlCEMAN AND
BROTHER ACCUSED
Pair Face Charge Of ConSpiring to
Rob Woman Bookkeeper Of
$500 Pay Roll.

An alleged plot TO burn store In a
nearby Maryland town to recover in
surance money was unfolded last night,
according to police, after prolonged
questioning Of three men arrested here
yesterday In what detectives believe was
an attempt to stage q daring hold-up
and payroll robbery. One of the three
Is q former policeman.
Two OF the three men arrested, police
say, confessed they were planning to
burn the store last midnight They
said they expected to claim the insur-
ance on the store. The third member
of the band has not admitted any con-
nection with the alleged plot to burn
the store or the supposed attempt at
robbery. He has not been questioned
since his arrest, police say.
The three men under arrest identify
themselves as Max Rubin, ex-police-
man; his brother, Benjamin Rubin, and
Hugh Winbery. The two brothers have
been charged with a conspiracy to rob,
while Winbery is being held as a Gov
ernment witness.
roll Of the Central Auto Works fell
The three men were arrested yester-
day after an alleged plot to rob Miss
Ruth Beuchert. q, of the 81 500 pay
roll Of the Central Auto Works, fell
through when Winbery tipped of" the
police
Miss Beuchert has for the past three
years been handling the pay roll of the
auto concern. where she Is employed as
. bookkeeper. Her father owns the
shop. Her custom had been to go to a
approximately 81 500 in cash and return
to her home, 430 K street, to make up
the pay roll. After the pay roll had
been made up she carried 1t through
an alley to the garage, which is at 449
street.
According to the confessions police
say they have obtained, Max Rubin and
yesterday, morning as she walked
through the alley. Ben Rubin'S part,
they say, was to furnish information as
20 the hour she was expected to make
the trip. He was to receive $500 and
the rest of the money was to have been
divided between the other two.
After the plans had been made, how
ever, Winbery went to police and gave
sll of his information to them, officials
eaid. He said he had been approached
Ia an employment once several days
ego by Max Rubin, who told him of
the planned hold-up and invited him
to participate. Winbery was to COM
nit the actual robbery, while Max was
TO wait In an automobile parked near
by, police were told.
Miss Beuchart Is Warned.
When police learned of the alleged
plot they warned Miss Beuchert, and
with her made other plans for the de-
livery of the pay roll. After the money
was in safe keeping, they went into the
alley, where they say they found VIM
berry and Max Rubin, the latter sitting
in the car. Police say revolver was
In the side pocket Of the automobile.
The two men were arrested at that
time, while Benjamin Rubin was taken
into custody later at the garage.
Max Rubin. police say, has confessed
his part in the plot They quote him
as saying: I'VE didn't do anything,
though, did we?" The police said Max
also told them he was glad the plot
was not carried through, as Miss Bsu-
ebert might have been injured"
When Headquarters Detective Ben
Kuehling, one Of the four detectives
who mapped out the plan to entrap the
three men, and arrested Max Rubin.
he recognized him as his former part
ner while both were detailed at the
seventh precinct. Rubin, according to
police records. was dismissed In 1921
for desertion
Kuehling was assisted by Detectives
e. z. Thompson, Thomas Nally and
Arthur r. Fihelly.
Ruth Beuchert is the youngest men,
Der Of her family. She has nine sisters
and q brother living. When Theodore
Roosevelt was President, he gave a
party in honor Of the Beuchert family,
then the largest in Washington.