Fred Foote, the self confessed murderer of Matt Gannon, who was shot at the Cathcart hotel bar in Baudette on April 9 1905, this morning gave a statement to the Pioneer describing the killing….
Foote was asked to allow his photograph to be taken, but this he refused to do, saying he
did not wish any more notoriety than was absolutely necessary. Â Foote is about 45 years of age. He was born in New York state and lived there a number of years, afterwards moving to Missouri, where he was brought up. He is a typical frontier character, and his nationality is French-Canadian. He is dressed in the ordinary lumberjack apparel. (Bemidji Daily Pioneer, May 9, 1905)
Foote went to Stillwater Prison.