The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-01
BELIEVED IN ASTROlOGY.
EFFIE A. FRIsBEE SAYS SHE WAS
DUPED BY o. r. MASON.
believing That Through His knowi-
edge of the Heavenly Bodies Tie
Could Give Information she
Engaged Him as Adviser.

Through her belief in astrology and
confidence IN o. r. Mason. Mrs. Ef'ie a.
Frisbee has had no end OF trouble. She
says that after becoming thoroughly out
Of patience and learning that Mason was
not a precticing attorney as well as as
trologer as he had represented himself
in taking charge Of her Affairs, she dis
charged him.
Following this discharge Mason com
menced suit In the superior court against
Mrs. Frisbee for $4,000, or %, 500 shares of
stock in the Chicago Mining Company.
He alleged In his complaint that he was
an attorney. He has also claimed. f. Is
said. that he prseticed for long time IN
California and other states before coming
to Seattle. October g 1897 Mrs. Frisbee
and Mason entered into contract by
which he took charge OF her affairs,
agreeing to attend to probate matters
and represent her In mining matters,
which referred TO claims In the Money
creek district OF this county. Il was Ma
sons contention that after he had per-
formed his part OF the contract and the
Chicago Mining Company was incorpor-
ated, Mrs. Frisbee discharged him, and
he had not been able to get >. SEQ shares
OF the stock, which he alleges 80 be due
him under the terms of the contract, lie
says that Mrs. Frisbee. in her own night.
has large mining interests. in addition
TO those owned by her husband
In her answer Mrs. Frisbee says that
at the time Of the signing of the contract
and for a long time prior thereto Mason
was ostensibiy engaged In the practice
Of astrology on Union street He pre-
tended to be versed In the knowledge Of
heavenly bodies, aud claimed to be able
to give any desired information with ref
erence to any person by reason Of his
kncwledge acquired by study Of the
stellar worlds.
Mrs. Frisbee was the widow OF Charles
w, Frisbee. then lately deceased, and was
mot lfaV
was without means OF support, The only
property left by her husband consisting
of q fractional interest In uudevelopcd
mining claims in the Money creek district,
King county.
sne was not acquainted with any attor-
neys in Seattle. and having been taught
to believe In the power of given persons
70 impart knowledge Of this worlds af-
fairs BY reason ot their study Of the
heavenly bodies, she consulted Mason.
BY reason OF her disclosures OF her per-
sonal affairs, she claims, Mason falsely
represented himself as practicing at
torney in the state Of Washington. and
| having learned that the owners of the re-
naming interests In the mining claims
were DESTROYS of forming corporation.
persuaded her to sign the contract de-
scrtbed by Mason In his complaint
After the organization az the mining
company, according To Mrs. Frisbee's
story, she repeatedly requested Mason 10
/ proceed with probate matters that she
might convey TO the corporation the In
1 terest of the estate Of her husband, but
| he neglected the matter and devoted his
I time to astrology. When her patience
was exhausted Mason admitted, she al
| leges. that he was not entitled TO prac-
| tiCe In the courts and could not conduct
\ the probate proceedings until he was H.
censed 10 practice.
| Under his advice, she SAYS she had
obligated herself to the mining company,
4 and owing 10 his delay was causing her
/ To violate the agreement, 20 her greet
annoyance and threatened damage Hav-
/ ing lost confidence in Mason, and having
| learned that he was not a praeticing at
| torney she notified him that his services
were discontinued. She asks the court
/ in view Of the facts, she states them
| TO dismiss the case