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Train Robber Pleads Guilty in Martinsburg Heist
W Va April 14 Luman Ramsdell 23 one of two youths who staged the Martinsburg train robbery pleaded guilty in Federal Court to interstate theft. Accomplice George L Ashton 21 had pleaded guilty March 24. Ramsdell’s plea followed recovery from a gunfight wound. They admitted stopping the Ambassador Express near Martinsburg March 9 and taking 1500 from passengers at gunpoint. A dining car chef was wounded. They also face state charges for felonious shooting armed robbery.
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Falrmont
W. Va
Luman Ramsdell
Martinsburg
George L. Ashton
Ramsdell
Washington
Ashton
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Harry E. Watkins
Phillip Johnson
Youngstown