While in jail he showed no realization of the seriousness of his situation; showed no remorse for his deed; took no interest in his case. For example, he was told by his lawyer not to allow himself to be examined by any doctors without sending for his counsel; in spite of this warning he allowed himself to be examined by four physicians at one time and by two at another, and never mentioned the matter to his counsel even after it was done. In the confession made to the prosecuting attorney one notices, as in the one we have quoted, that he appears simple and innocent; answers the questions often in terms of the questioner instead of by a simple "Yes" or "No," which would be natural for a normal young man; he is uncertain and hesitates; he says, "I think," in a great many cases where it was strongly to his advantage to speak positively. After the deed was committed he _took no care to remove the evidence_; everything that was done in that connection was done at the _suggestion of George March_. All the way through this part of the confession it reads--"He led, I followed," "I did as he told me." Having satisfied ourselves that Roland Pennington is a high-grade imbecile, the next question is, even as an imbecile, why did he do this deed. In the case of Jean Gianini we found that it was for revenge of a fancied wrong, that is, according to his own statement. If not that, it may have been a sexual matter. In this case neither motive applies, and we have only two possible theories. The theory of the state was that it was for robbery. Indeed, Roland himself seems to admit that this was the motive. But this again is only a part of his imbecility. He was given a leading question by the prosecution and was weak-minded enough to say, "Yes." As a matter of fact one finds it very hard to get any evidence from the whole situation that he really was lead by cupidity. There is no evidence of any elaborate plans in regard to money, either as to getting it or as to what was to be done with it when he got it. March had talked about a thousand-dollar bill, and asked Pennington how he would like to have "that bunch of money." Pennington says he does not remember saying anything in reply. This does not look as though it aroused any great emotion in him. Later March said--referring to the money Pinkerton was supposed to have "on him"--"Let's get it." Pennington asks, "What do you mean?" He is clearly thinking less of the money than of what he begins to dimly understand they are to do. When he understands that they are to kill him, he says distinctly, "No. I won't kill him." Never again is the subject of money mentioned. In all March's urging him to do the deed he never says, "Remember the money," or alludes to money in any way.