Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-13
Doctor ON Trial
Charged with White
Slavery.
YOUNG MODEL TELLS
DETAILS OF CAREER
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Prisoner Unable to Keep
Eyes Off His Pretty
Accuser.

1 Maria Tessie Sofia, the beautiful a.
year-old girl used by DIR" Reno N.
Kranz to entice men to his beauty par
lors at 1882 Broad street, was the first
witness called against him when he
was placed on trial before Judge Will
lam p. Martin and jury today.
| Kranz and Miss Sofia were arrested
on October following a row on Broad
street between Kranz and the woman.
The woman was attempting to leave
kranz at the time and ne was attempt
! Ing to prevail on her to remain
/ After her arrest Miss Sonia revealed
conditions that caused the police to in
! vestigate the house at 1882 Broad
street Later an Indictment. charging
kranz with an ,Gense under the 81
ealiea white slave act of 1910 was is
sued
/. he soaa woman a beautiful, dark
haired girl. with an olive complexion
and an oval face. Today she worn
/ big picture hat with waving iqen
piumes, while black aud White
checked coat covered her frain aaci5
to heels. She is about fesi inchcs
/ IN height, of beautiful ngpte ana
weighs probably 12a pounds
kranz is a nerycus-aetiEg .aGi@id-
ual wears a close-croppcd m.ss4 Gle
and eyeglasses
He was dressed In ,ieck 10 t5n0
a Keen interest IN the drawing 0s
the jury, frequently prompting 'nl1s
A, Bernhard, his eounse
AS soon as MISS So3o ri:tcrsa l.e
courtroom Kranz looked her way and
from that tim4 cn Reser taeS his eyes
off her.
Girl sclf-posscsxss.
Tho most impressive lhing about
hranz's face is the weak jaw and the
shifting blue eyes, not by any means
the kind of eyes generally ASSOCIATED
with hypnotist, when kranz claimed
to be.
Miss Sofia was posse ssed when
she took the stand and war sworn
Her voice was low al first, but as she
proceeded she talked more loudly and
rapidly
She told the early part Of her story
almost without Questioning by Second
Assistant Prosecutor Andrew Van
Blarcom. who is conducting the case
for the State.
She said she was % years old and
had first met Kranz in Denver. four
years ago, when she answered an ad-
yertisement for an office girl
From Denver they went to several
places in Oregon and then came East
! arriving in Newark, going first to a
house at 43 Rector street and later to
1882 Broad street
Identifies Two Visitors.
Van Blarcom then led her up to hap
penings that took place in tho Broao
street house and had her identify two
young men whose names were given
as Charles Culley and Charles L. 10th
as men who were taken TO the Broad
street house by Kranz for the purpose
of giving a demonstration of his powers
in mind and body building
At this point she testified that Kranz
had told her he was not registerea
physician.
Van Blarcom then brought in the
bundle of pictures seized in the Kranz
home. They showed the girl in various
postures.
Attorney Bernhard objected to the
Introduction of the pictures and long
argument ensued The pictures were
finally marked as evidence and Judg.
Martin said he would rule on their aa-
mission later.
Krans Pounds on Chnir.
On cross-examination by John A.
Bernhard, Miss Sofia admitted that she
had lived with other men beside Kranz
but had been with Kranz continuously
since meeting him in Denver. She had
lived with him in Portland Ore: Ashe-
vile, n c.; Philadelphia and Trenton.
On her direct examination she had
sworn that Kranz had repeatedly mis-
treated and abused her. but to Bern
hard she admitted that though she had
many chances she had never com
platned of his treatment of her.
She claimed this was due TO the fact
that she was hypnotized She also ad
mitted that she was addicted TO NOR
phine and at first said that she Kept
this secret from hranz. Later she
claimed that it was Kranz that FIRST
taught her the habit. AS she said this
Kranz became excited and pounded on
the arm of his chair until told TO keep
quiet by Bernhard