Show peculiar defense in murder case butte J B sullivan a well known loonman sa of butte was acquitted by a jury on friday of the murder of joseph safer in this city saler safer was shot by sullivan september 8 1908 and died two weeks later the defense set up ill by sullivans attorneys was that death was not due to the wound inflicted by sullivan but to defective surgery and medical treatment this defense involved a number of doctors and nearly disrupted the silver dow bow medical society charges being filed with the society against aw M dinst several of its members and rec resulting alting in a hearing and damage suit stilt the doctors finally compromised their difficulties |