[1] In 1902 he formed his own paper in Dubrovnik, the Srđ ("Срђ"),[2] with his wife, and professor Luko Zore, the editor-in-chief, and the support of other Catholic Serbs.

For publishing in the Srđ the song of Uroš Trojanović "Boccan night" (Bokeška noć) dedicated to the youth of Boka kotorska Antun was under ideological accusations arrested on 5 November 1902 and kept in prison until 23 December 1902.

[citation needed] Fabris's term, however short in prison, greatly jeopardized his poor health, causing his premature death in 1904.

[5] Antun Fabris will be remembered for helping keep alive a national consciousness[citation needed] during periods of statelessness and political repression not only in Dalmatia, but in Bosnia Herzegovina as well.

In 1940 a book entitled Izabrani članci Antuna Fabrisa (Selected articles by Antun Fabris) was published by Henrik Barić.[who?