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RACIAL PROBLEMS

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HUNGARY

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SCOTUS VIATOR

Appendice 10 b

 

 

 

 


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APPENDIX X

POLITICAL PERSECUTION OF THE NON-MAGYARS

 

(B) Roumanian Political Trials (1897 — 1908)[1]

Year and Month. Name. Court. Sentence. Offence.
Imprisonment. Fine.
      Yr. Mo. Days.   Crowns.  
1897. June 8 Dr. N. Nilvan } Nagy-Somkuta Hermannstadt  —         1300 }For singing a Roumanian national song.
„             „ Vasile Dragoş           „             —         1300
Oct.06 Andrew Baltes, editor (Tri­buna) Kolozsvár 1 4 0 CP. 600 Article in Foaia Pop.
„ 15 Rev. V. Morar, priest of Ciufud           „            1 6 0 SP. 600
„             „ Crăciun Simion, teacher           „            1 0 0 SP. 400
             16 Joan Simu, student of theo­logy           „            0 6 0 SP. 200
„             „ P. Călciunar, advocate in Orsova Weisskirchen 0 0 5 Arrest 100 }Instigation against Magyar
„            „ J. Neagu, capt.,Glodna-Rom.  —   0 6 0 SP. nationality.
„           18 Rev. J. Păcurar, priest of Tür           „            0 6 0 C.P. 240  
„             „ Geo. Fagarasán, teacher             „            1 6 0 S.P. 400  
„            20 Dr. Joan Ratiu, President of Roum. National Party Hermannstadt 0 0 10 Arr. 140 }For summoning meeting of Roumanian delegates.
„             „ Dr. O. Russu ....           „            0 0 3 Arr. 50
„             „ Dr. A. Frâncu ....           „            0 0 3 Arr. 50
„             „ Dr. N. Vecerdea ....           „            0 0 3 Arr. 50
„             „ Onoriu Tilea .           „            0 0 3 Arr. 50
„             „ Zaharie Boi .....           „            0 0 3 Arr. 50
„             „ Dr. I. A. de Preda . . .           „            0 0 3 Arr. 50
„             „ Dr. A. Murăşan, editor (Gaz Tr.) Minist. Order 0 0 8 S.P. 100 For summoning meeting of delegates in Kronstadt. For a toast.
„            22 Rev. E. Besa, assist, priest of Poiana Hermannstadt 0 1 14 C.P. 50
Nov. 8 Rev. M. Rubinovici, asst. priest Brusnic Hermannstadt 0 6 0 S.P. ' 538 " Instigation."
Dec.08 Foaia Poporului .... lf  —         64 do.
„ 18 Aurel Ciato, student ,, 0 6 0 S.P.   " Instigation."
1898. Feb. 12 Rev. J. Secheli, priest of Tarian Nagyvárad 0 3 0 C.P. 300 Agitation against Church Laws.
Mar.14 Manoilá Sara, Vurpar . Gyula-Fehérvár 0 5 0 S.P. 200 Instigation.
Apr. 1 6 Geo. Micu, teacher . Szeged. 0 2 0 S.P.  —  
June 8 Aurel Trií (Tribuna Pop.) Nagyvárad 0 3 0 S.P. 100 Article " The time has come."
Dec.13 Avram Giurgiu }Maros Vásárhely 0 0 14 Arr. 120 Instigation.
„       „ Andrei Russu .... 0 0 14 Arr. 120
„       „ T. L. Albini ..... Gyulafehérvár 13 weeks preventive arrest     For starting fund for erection of monument to Jancu, the Roumanian leader in 1848.
„      13 Dr. Vasile Lucaciu . "         553 Condemned to pay expenses of the gendarmes sent by the authorities to protect his house !
„      22 Rev. I. Băbuţ, priest of Bucium Sasa 0 1 0 C.P.  —   Instigation.
„      30 Grigorie Sima, Bucium Sasa 0 0 8 Arr.  —   For going to welcome their priest on his return from prison.
„       „ (Aurel Danciu 0 0 8 Arr.  — 
Joan David .... 0 0 8 Arr.  —  
„       „ Geo. David . . . . 0 0 8 Arr.  —  
               
„       „ Nich. Băieşan .... 0 0 8 Arr.  —  
Virgil Todescu ....
„       „ Simion Bandea 0 0 8 Arr.  —  
„       „ I. Naicu 0 0 8 Arr.  —  
               
1899. Jan. 20 Dimitrie Palcu Curtici R. Curia 0 3 0 S.P. 100 For crying "Down with the Magyars."
„       „ Petra Drägoi .... lt 0 0 8 C.P.  —   ) For singing the " Lucaciu [ Hymn."
„       „ Ilié Stefanida .... It o   o   8 CP.  —  
„       „ Rev. Gíurgea, Halmágy  —   o   2 o P re v. Arr.  —   For conduct at county elections.
Feb.22 Emanuil Mäglas (Tribuna Pop.) Nagyvárad 0 2 0 C.P.  —   For article " Happy Country" (which he describes as a country of thieves).
1899. Apr. 22 Dr. Aurel Lazar Nagyvárad  —    —    —     100  
           June 12 Rev. J. Jurca, priest of Dragomireşti Szeged 2 weeks  —   Instigation.
1900. Feb. 10 Twenty-four youths from Szelistye  —   2 days each (i.e. 288 days' total)  —   For carrying Roumanian tri­colours.
1901. Aug. 27 S. Moldovan (Foaia Pop.)  —   0 0 14 Arr. 100 Instigation.
          Oct. 27 Sever Bocu (Tribuna) .  —   0 3 0 S. P. 100 ,,
1902. Mar. 19 Andrei Balţes (Tribuna) . Kolozsvár 2 0 0 C.P. 8400 Instigation
          June 1 8 N. Novacovici Deva 0 2 0 S.P. 200 Speech in favour of Jancu's monument
         Oct. 4 P. Baciu (Neven) Szeged 0 6 0 S.P. 200 Article "The Racial Question in Parliament."
         Nov. 21 V. Lazar (Foaia Pop.) Kolozsvár 0 4 0 S.P. 600 Article "An Easter Present."
          „      27 Teodor Păcăţian   0 8 0 S.P. 1987 For book entitled "The Golden Book," containing (without all comment) do-cuments dealing with the Roumanian question dur­ing the past century.
1903 Feb. 6 G. Mohan Kolozsvár 1 3 0 S.P. 11 Article in Tribuna.
          Mar. 30 0 1 0   500 Ditto "The rope is straining."
„        31 0 8 0   1600 Ditto "The Magyar Policy."
          Apr. 6 Tr. H. Pop (Gaz. Trans.) . Maros Vásárhely 0 0 3   20 3 articles.
         May 14 Dr. Casiu Maniu . . . Kolozsvár 1 0 0   200 Incitement against Magyar nationality.
„      15 Rev. I. Stupineanu Deva 0 3 0    —   For forbidding Roumanian school children to greet him in Magyar.
„  16 Joan Moţa (Liberiatea) . Kolozsvár 0 2 0   l00 Incitement and laudatio criminis, reduced by Curia from 1 year to 2 months.
Sept. 12 Vasile E. Moldovan  —   0 3 0   500 For article "Mene, Tekel, Phares."
Oct. 12 Dr. N. Oprean  —   0 0 2   100 (For use of Roumanian tri­colours.
„         „ Rev. T. Oprean  —   0 0 2   100
„         „ Rev. J. Petrovici .  —   0 0 2   100
„         „ Lipovan, teacher  —   0 0 2   100
Nov. 11 Dr. V. Moldovan (Tribuna) Kolozsvár  —         500 Instigation.
„         „ J. Jovanovici (Libertatea).  —   0 5 0    —   Instigation in 2 articles.
1904. May 13 Vasile E. Moldavan (Tribuna)  —   0 4 0 S.P.  —   Articles in Foaia Poporului.
Oct.26 Sever Bocu (Tribuna) Nagyvárad 0 0 14 C.P. 500 For insulting a Magyar Mayor.
1905. Feb. 16 Valériu Joanovici (Libertatea) Kolozsvár 1 0 0 S.P.   Article "Route de Belgrad."
         Mar. 12 Five Roumanians. Nagyvárad  —         500 For publicly protesting in the theatre against a Magyar play, " The Silent Bells," which contained insults against the Roumanians.
          July 19 Silv. Moldovan (Foaia Pop.) Kolozsvár  —    —    —     440 Political articles.
1906. Apr. 3 Milan Markovici (ed. N.R. Budapest 0 9 0 S.P. 400 Instigation.
          Jan. 22 J. Russu-Sirianu Arad  —         40 " The Roumanians in the Hun­garian State."
      Feb. 27 Petru Crina Damaschin Budapest 0 0 7 Arr.   Poem in Poporul Roman.
      „         „ Avram Indreica (Tribuna) Nagyvárad 0 6 0 S.P. 500 Article " Out of the Political
Waves."
      Apr. 17 M. Gaspar (Drapelul) . Kolozsvár 0 10 0   100 } Instigation.
      „         „ Dr. C. Jurca (Drapelul). 0 8 0   400
     „          „ Dr. Stephen Petrovici (Drapelul) 0 0 0   200
     Apr. 22 Sever Secula (Tribuna) Nagyvárad  —         100
     July 1 Joan Mota Curia 0 0 14   50 }For referring in church to a speech delivered by the Roumanian M.P., Aurel VlAd.
      „        „ J. Sacarea   ,, 0 0 14      
Mar.05 Rev. And. Ghidiu, archpriest Police Court, Karánsebes 0 0 15 A. 200 }Electoral agitation (total, 50 days and 1,025 crowns).
       „       „ Dr. Peter Barbu, professor 0 0 10 A. 200
  Dr. M. Brediceanu, advocate 0 0 8 A. 200
       „       „ Emilia Brodatschi . . 0 0 8 A. 200
       „       „ A. Sîrbu 0 0 8 A. 200
       „       „ M. Săbăilă   0 0 1 A. 25  
       Mar. 8 Petru Laslău, peasant Déva 0 2 0 C.P.  —   Electoral agitation.
      June 12 24 amateur actors Beins  —         480 For acting a play with anti-Magyar tendencies.
       „     12 Mrs. Vlad (wife of M.P.) Déva  —         200 Instigation to hatred.
       „     18 Voicu Niţescu, student . Nagyvárad 0 3 0   200 Article in Unirea.
      Sept. 12 Aurel Domsu .... Kolozsvár 0 8 0 S.P. 500 Article in Tribuna.
      „      18 Rev. Geo. Magheru Temesvár 1 0 0 S.P.  —   Instigation.
      Nov. 2 Dr. Demeter Lascu Nagyvárad 0 6 0 S.P. 500 Article in Tribuna ("Furor Asiaticus").
      „      20 J. Jova 0 6 0 S.P. 500 Publication in Tribuna of tele­gram of greeting from Rou­manian students of Vienna to Dr. Vaida on occasion of his forcible ejection from Hungarian Parliament, and comments thereon.
       „      23 Vasilie Macrea .... Budapest 0 6 0 S.P. 1200 Instigation in Lupta (article entitled "Apponyi," attack­ing the new Education Acts before they had become law).
1908. Feb. 8 Theodor Păcăţian . Maros- Vásárhely 0 10 0 S.P. 400 Article in Telegraful Roman (official organ of Greek Oriental Metropolitan).
        „       9 George Stoica (Lupta). Budapest 1 6 0 S.P. 1500 Article in Lupta entitled "An Open Letter to the Border­ers."
       ,,      10 Julius Joanovici Kolozsvár 1 6 0 S.P. 2000 Articles in Libertatea.
June 7 Rev. Nich. Bolboca  —   0 0 5 Arr. 100 }Church choir in Vermes (1 day and 10 crowns each).
            „         „ Joseph Miclău, teacher  —   0 0 5 Arr. 100
            „         „ 27 men and 7 women.  —   0 0 34 Arr. 340
           Aug. 14 Rev. Simeon Blajovan, priest of Hódos  —   0 1 0 S.P. 10 }Violence at elections.
            „       18 Rev. Traian Gaşpar, priest of Hezeris  —   0 0 10    —  
           Sept.   8 Paul Tomaneţ  —   0 3 0 Arr. 100 }Protest against Magyar hymns in a Roumanian church.
            „         „ Ana Kollar  —   0 3 0 Arr. 100
            „         „ Joan Kovács  —   0 3 0 Arr. 100
            „        24 Stephen C. Pop (Libertatea) Kolozsvár 0 3 0 S.P. 400 Two articles.
            „         „ Avram Indreica (Tribuna) Nagyvárad 0 7 0 S.P. 1200 "The Journey to Vienna," "Unitis Viribus."
          Nov.     7 Aurel C. Domşa (Unirea) Kolozsvár 0 8 0 S.P. 1200 Instigation.
          Dec.    12 V. Tenca, Tauţ Nagyvárad 0 8 0 S.P. 500
            „        20 Daniel Iliescu, schoolmaster Temesvár 0 0 14   20
            „         „ G. Rosu Pancsova. Arad 0 0 14   100