State of Oregon v. Blount, Sr.

Defendant was convicted of the crime of rape committed upon his minor daughter, and has appealed.

He assigns error (1) to the court’s denial of his motion fos postpqnement of the trial, and (2) to the *39court’s refusal to order the state to advance funds for the payment of witness fees and travel expenses of two persons who, it is claimed, would have been material witnesses for the defendant. A third assignment of error was abandoned on the argument. We will consider Assignments of Error Nos. (1) and (2) in inverse order.

On a date not disclosed by the bill of exceptions Charles O. Porter,…