SCOTUS VIATOR Racial Problems in Hungary

Year and Month.	Name.	Court.	Sentence.					Offence.
Year and Month.	Name.	Court.	Imprisonment.				Fine.	Offence.
			Yr.	Mo.	Days.		Crowns.
1897. June 8	Dr. N. Nilvan } Nagy-Somkuta	Hermannstadt	—	—	—		1300	}For singing a Roumanian national song.
„ „	Vasile Dragoş	„	—	—	—		1300	}For singing a Roumanian national song.
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 ....	}Maros Vásárhely	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.	—	) For singing the " Lucaciu [ Hymn."
„ „	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
„ „	Avram Indreica (Tribuna)	Nagyvárad	0	6	0	S.P.	500	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		—	}Violence at elections.
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	„
„ 28	Dr. J. Hotăran, adv. in	„	0	0	21		100	„
„ 28	Világos	„	0	0	21		100	„
„ „	Rev. J. Jercosan Pancsova	_„	0	0	14		100	„
1907. Feb. 6	Vasile Moldovan, journalist	Kolozsvár	1	6	0		1000	„
„ 12	Rev. J. Cure	—	0	3	0	C. P.	—	}Electoral agitation.
„ „	Aurel Cure and 2 others (3 each)	—	0	9	0	C.P.	—
„ „	M. Jordan and 3 others (4 each)	—	1	4	0	C. P.	—
Mar. 2	Rev. Simeon Blajovean .	Temesvár	0	1	0	S.P.	—	Electoral agitation.

[1] Based in the main upon statistics published in the Roumanian journal Tribuna in Arad (No. 215), on December 1, 1906, and supplemented or corrected by my own study of the law-court reports of the Magyar daily press.