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Show Boy Acquits His rather. CHICAGO. 111., Nov. 11 Apparently jtralghfc-forward testimony from a boy convicting his own father or murder had a remarkable sequel today In the discharge dis-charge of the alleged murderer, John Wil-trax.- The boy, when taken from the influence in-fluence of the police repudiated the testimony tes-timony given in court and stated that his accusations agalnsf his father were made under stress of fear. The reversal of the bov's testimony was due largely to the Intervention of Peter Van Vlisslngen, a wealthy Chlcagoan, who became convinced con-vinced that the case against the father was groundless. Mr. Van Vlisslngen personally per-sonally took to his home the Wiltrax boy and gradually learned the truth from the boy's iipo. " |