Evening star., 1945-08-23
Connors, vinci
Indicted in Two
Trailer Deaths
Special Return Made
For Use in Extruditio,
Hearing in New York

raymond ConHOrS, 50, OF YOnkerS
N. Y, and Joseph Vinci, about 81,
of New York, were indicted today
by District grand jury on first
degree murder charges in connec-
ticn with the Staying of Edward
Barker and Pany Casbarian in a
trailer parked on a used-car lot at
Fourteenth and N streets NV. last
February %.
The true bill included six counts
charging f1rst-degree murder in the
perpetration of felony, six charg-
ing deliberate premeditated killing
and one charging robbery.
Mr.. Barker, partner in used
car business, and Mr.. Casbarian,
his friend, were found shot to death
in Mr.. Barker's trailer Office. A
three-cara diamond ring, 81 800 in
cash and wrist watch were stolen,
police said. Both men had been
gagged with adhesive tape. A Is
caliber gun had been used, accord
ing to police.
Special Return.
The grand jury made a special
return of the indictment before Dis
trict Court Justice Henry A.
Schweinhaut. All the charges with
the exception of the robbery count
are capital offenses and on convic-
ton are punishable by death.
The special return was authorized
by Acting United States Attorney
John w. Fihelly because Connors,
who now is held without bond BY
Federal authorities in New York on
murder warrant, is scheduled to
have hearing in that city tomor-
row at which his removal to WASH
ington will be asked by District
police. Vinci is missing and is the
subject of a police search.
Mr.. Fihelly said District Detec-
tive 1t. Robert v. Murray will leave
Washington today for New York
with certified copies of the murder
warrant and the indictment and
will present them at Connors' ex-
tradition hearing.
Arraignment.
The murder warrant was issued
three weeks ago by United States
Commissioner Needham C. Turnage
on request of the District police.
If Connors is returned here by
early next week he probably will
be arraigned on the indictment in
District Court on Friday, the reg
ular day for such a procedure.
Today's indictments followed pre-
sentation of the case to the Dis
trict grand jury by Assistant United
States Attorney Sylvan Schwartz.
Vinci's name first entered the
case last Saturday, although previ-
ously police said they had evidence
allegedly duplicating more than one
person in the slayings. On that
day, 1t. Murray told a District
coroners jury before it held Con-
nor and Vinci for grand jury action,
that Vinci was with Connors in
Washington the day of the Staying.
Efforts to apprehend Vinci when
Connors was arrested failed, Mr..
Murray said. The indictment did
not disclose how Vinci was con-
nected with the case.
Ring Sold for $500.
Vinci has a Federal Bureau of In
veStigation record, but it does not
contain any District offenses, Dis
trict Detective Chief Robert J. Bar
rett has disclosed Connors has a
record dating back to 1927 which in
cludes robbery, larceny and other
offenses, Inspector Barret said.
Connors was arrested last month
in Yonkers on information given by
District police. He was said by
police to have pawned and redeemed
for $500 the diamond from the
three-carat ring, which police charge
was taken from Mr.. Parker. Neither
the diamond nor the mounting of
the ring has been recovered, police
said.
Police also have disclosed a check
of Mr.. Barker's office books soon
after the Staying revealed that Con-
nors had been involved in a trans
action with the slain man.