A grim and not entirely clear story is associated with Antoni, Franz’s brother.

I include it here solely for the sake of the historical record.

According to the documents, Antoni Frischmann was the municipal treasurer in Śniatyn and also managed the Kornicz estate near Kołomyja.

In 1848, this same Antoni — to be clear, I repeat: Franz’s brother — applied to the Galician Estates Committee for confirmation of his noble status.

At the time, this was a standard procedure introduced by the Austrians in 1772 to bring the rights and obligations of the social estates into line.

In Galicia, many members of the nobility ignored this requirement for patriotic reasons. Others, however, approached the authorities and submitted their pedigrees, coats of arms and other documents for approval.

Antoni therefore applied for confirmation, but the authorities refused, arguing that he had no records establishing his membership of the Hungarian nobility.

At the same time — although I do not think it was connected with his application for confirmation of noble status — a matter came to light involving Antoni, in his capacity as municipal treasurer, and a certain Franciszek von Eichhorn, a landowner from Wołczkowice in the Kołomyja district.

Here is a certified copy of the judgment, bearing “app. [appellate?] no. [?] 1386”:

Imperial and Royal Galician Court of Appeal

We uphold the judgment of the Imperial and Royal Criminal Court in Stanisławów dated 13 June 848, no. [?] 13670, concerning the proceedings begun on 20 November [of the previous year?] and concluded on 9 June 848 against Antoni Frischmann for the theft [committed by him] against Franciszek von Eichhorn, a landowner from Wałczkowice.

For this offence, the perpetrator was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment, the loss of his purported Hungarian noble status, payment of compensation to Franciszek Eichhorn in the amount of 5,647 Dutch ducats, and payment of the costs of the criminal proceedings, with Franz Eichhorn reserving his rights should further claims prove necessary. We do, however, reduce the term of imprisonment to five years.

Eder, signed in his own hand. Galician Court of Appeal in Lwów.

17 July 848. Rogalski, signed in his own hand.

This appellate judgment was read to Antoni Frischmann today.

25 July 848. Dobrzański, signed in his own hand.

Certified as a true copy of the original.

[Illegible signature.]

What sort of theft could this have been, considering that Antoni was a public official?

Perhaps it involved some abuse of his official position?

I have no other documents that might shed further light on this grim affair.