Arizona republican., 1908-11-28
OUARTETTE OF PERJURERS
 EN ROUTE TO THE PEN
THE RESULT OF A CONSPIRACY
 AGAINST A YOUNG GIRL
They Were Assisting a Man Who Mis-
 understood the Action Against Him.

Something took place in Justice Johnstone's court yesterday which will go a great way toward breaking up a practice which has been in vogue for years among a certain class of Mexican young men, that of procuring the ruin of young girls and then treating the matter lightly When brought into court they usually have brought sever Ial young men with them to perjure themselves by swearing that to their own knowledge and in their own eX- perience the girl was of bad character. That move was always made to serve as a reason why the defendant should not be compelled to marry the victim.
 Jesus Quintenares was arraigned be- fore Justice Johnstone yesterday charged with constructive rape, the victim being Cruz Lastro under the age of consent. Quintenares made the mis- take of confounding this proceeding with an ordinary action for seduction and he had with him four young men, Ray Espinosa, Joe Bain, Crisanta Vil- lanueava and Ramon Casas all of whom testified with many smirks and much nudging of each other that they had all mistreated the girl who was asked
 by the courst after the testimony of ! each if that was so. She denied it wig orously, saving that she had been led astray only by Quintenares and that under promise of marriage.
 When Quintenares took the stand he wore an air of assurance. indicating that his victory was already won and he began with a statement to the court
 that the court itself could see that it was impossible to marry girl of such reputation.
 Who's talking about marriage?" asked the court; that subject has not been thought of and you are the first one to mention it. You are not asked to marry this girl. That is not what this proceeding is held for" The court then told Quintenares that he might testify under oath or he might make statement without oath and he warned him that whatever he might say would be used against him.
 Quintenares then proceeded boast { fully to describe his relations with the
 girl, for he had not yet come to under stand the nature of the action against, him. When he had finished the court committed him to the county jail to fawait the action of the grand jury. i lQuintenares was dumfounded. but his witnesses found enjoyment in his un [ expected predicament and continued to
 nudge each other, laugh and leer at the girl.
 The court then turned to them and told Constable Murphy to take them to jail also to await the action of the grand jury on a similar charge based
 on their. own voluntary and boastful confessions It was a surprised and
 sorry looking quartette that the con stable escorted across the street and locked up.
 They immediately applied to him for advice as to the way to get out of it and he told them that he knew of no
 way They suggested marriage to the girl all five wanting to apply for li- censes at once. Quintenares urged his superior claim, but it was not admitted by the others until the constable told them that if asy body was to marry it should be Quintenares. They sent back word to the court that they were ready to marry if five brides could be provided for them. They seemed to regard matrimOny as an eXpiatiOn. They are still in jail and there is prevailing belief that they ought to be in the penitentiary.