Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-09


as material witness.
!. Charged with white slavery under the
strongest section of the new State act.
Reno H. Kranz, self-styled doctor.
whose hypnotic health and beauty cult
has imposed upon and jeopardized tho
reputation of many Newark mon and
women, was held in $500 bail by Judge
Hahn in the First Precinct Police Court
today.
With an office first at AZ Rector street.
and then at 1882 Broad street. In one OF
the best residential sections OF the city,
DR." Kranz had sumptuously furnished
offices. Here, with young woman as
his assistant he taught his hypnotic
course of Oriental mysticism.
His beautiful young companion, Mary
T. Sofia, whose charms. according to
her own confession, were used to lure
men of wealth and repute into the
hands of the so-calied exponent of oc-
cultism and hypnotism, is being held
as a material witness.
Upon her story of the sordid and
hideous practises which she claimed
were veiled behind the apparent re-
spectability of DR." Kranz, the white
slavery charge will be pressed to the
utmost.
Judge Hahn, when Kranz was arr
raigned, said
I'm view of the revolving and dis
gusting facts revealed in this case, I
feel that you are a menace to this
community and that you ought not to
be allowed at large. In fixing bail I
viii put 1t at such figure that think
you will be held without fall"
Mary Sofia when called into court
swept in with a rustic of silk. She
was gowned in a silk, low-cut evening
dress; her fingers were loaded with
rings and upon her breast sparkled a
single large diamond pendant.
In the courtroom she carried her
/ self with a naughty bearing that ac-
companied her brilliant costume. She
identified the signed statements she
/ had made, and swore that they were
! true in every particular. Her bail was
set at $2,500
For three years the mysterious school
| of hypnotism, which was made the
shield for the doctors" illicit purposes.
| has fourished in Newark. During the
last month the police have been inves-
tigating; and during that short time the
most sensational discoveries were made.
Plainclothesmen King and Smith fol-
lowed up the case and did remarkable
detective work.
Peculiar Power Over Women.
Not only have men of wealth and
prominence become involved in the
! 1UIU lau TAr
Kranz, says his charming companion,
but Kranz, so she alleges, extended his
practises into the very homes OF
women who fell under the peculiar
power of his suave manner and conn
pelling eye.
In Mary Sofas room at 426 High
street was a remarkable display OF
womans hnery and the toilet necessi-
ties which adorn only the boudoirs of
soclety's elect Gorgeous silks and sat
ins, expensive perfumes. costumes cut
in the latest mode and evidently by
modistes of more than ordinary repu-
tation, were found in astounding num-
ber. The jewelry found was of orien~
tal--heavy and Of great value.
The way in which the hypnotic health
and beauty cult worked was simple.
A man. II he had money, was persuade
ed to visit "Dr." Kranz. He had held
out to him unlimited possibilities of
becoming graceful and strong, of learn
ing the secret of eternal youth and ats
tractiveness. In the course Of this pre-.
llminary Miss Sofia, gowned like ans
Oriental princess, was introduced Then.
her physical charms were described by
DIR" Kranz. who said that she was his;
model disciple. This, according to the
girls own story, ended in an orgy.
At the New York home of Miss Sofas.
parents it was found by an Evening"
STAR reporter that she had eloped att
the age of 16 with married man, after;
stealing, according to allegations OF
members of the family, several hun-1
dred dollars and some valuable jeweiry
from her family.
In spite of his cruelty to her, Nary
Sofia admits that he had something
compelling and masterful about him.
'T lust couldn't hate him. she said.
when he looked at me I knew
couldn't resist him. Whatever he
wanted to do | had to do. That was
what made him so terrible. He coulA
hypnotic almost anyone.
Was After wealthy Men.
The doctor start d practise in
Newark at 42 Rector street. There he
hung out his sign and solicited patients
and students of his method Of hyp-
notism and Oriental culture. Wealthy
men, in particular, he wanted
The girl says she was used to obtain
these and hold them until Kranz haa