Bloomington Evening World, Sep 12, 1907, p. 1.
FOUND DEAD ON EVE OF WEEDING
Mystery Surrounds Death of Homer Casey, of Bloomfield
Mystery surrounds the death of Homer S. Casey, of Bloomfield, whose body
was found sitting erect in his buggy in the barn lot at his mother's home
in the village of Raglesville at daybreak yesterday morning with a bullet
wound over the left eye. Every indication points to the murder theory,
although Casey is not known to have had any enemies.
Young Casey, who was 31 years old, was to have been married yesterday
afternoon at 6 o'clock to Miss Anna Stone, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter
M. Stone of Bloomfield. Casey made his last visit before his marriage to
his sweetheart Monday evening and started to drive to his home, a distance
of twelve miles at six o'clock. The distance between his home and the home
of his fiance is covered in two hours, but when he failed to return last
night at the usual time nothing was thought of it as the roads were muddy
and his mother believed it had taken more time to make the trip.
At daybreak yesterday morning his lifeless body was found by a farm
hand. The horse was hitched to the buggy just as it was when driven into
the barn. There was nothing to indicate that Casey had taken his life. In
fact, he was looking forward in happy anticipation of his approaching
marriage. No revolver was found in or near the buggy nor along the road
taken by Casey and, for this reason, the murder theory is strongly
entertained.
Homer Casey was a traveling salesman for a Chicago tailoring house and was
a member of one of the most highly respected families in Greene County. He
was a man of excellent reputation and if he was murdered, it is believed
the crime was committiedd by robbers and not by enemies.