Welcome
to a new year, a new decade, and plenty of new information about Charles Makley!
If you’ve wandered on to this website, you’re probably looking for something related to the 1930’s outlaws, John Dillinger, “Handsome Harry” Pierpont and “Baby Face” Nelson, all former associates of “Fat Charley” Makley. Hopefully you won’t be disappointed.
Originally this website was started to tell the story of how Charles Makley was framed for the murder of Jesse Sarber, the former sheriff of Lima, Ohio in 1934. The Lima prosecuting attorney, Sarber’s widow and Charley’s relatives in St. Marys, Ohio all did a pretty good job of rewriting history.
Even Makley himself, would change the facts to suit the circumstances. He was charismatic, clever, and the instigator of a great many myths about himself. However it turns out that some of those far fetched stories are actually the truth. And because of that, this website has taken on a life of its own.
Charles Omer Makley lived quite the life long before he ever met up with John Dillinger. He covered a lot of ground, spanning the country from coast to coast. His story is, and continues to be a fascinating tale of adventure, deception, love that was lost, and maybe in the end, a little bit of redemption.
I hope you’ll agree.
“You made one mistake, buddy, but you’re lucky, it turned out O. K.”
Charles Makley, October 1933
Check out the latest article…
Updated in The Players… info on the unrelated Harry Smith and Howard “Sport” Smith
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For an introduction and a little bit of background about Charles Makley, try Long Ride To The Ridge
If you are interested in reading a detailed account of how Charles Makley was convicted of murdering Sheriff Jesse Sarber but in all likelihood, was innocent of that crime, check out:
A Bank Robber, But No Murderer
For more about the individuals mentioned throughout this website, check out THE PLAYERS (The Harry Smith and Howard “Sport” Smith descriptions have updated).
Billy Miller, Long Ride to the Ridge, A Bank Robber But No Murderer, The Players, A Homecoming of Sorts, When You Hear Hoofbeats and What is Truth but Compromise are copyrighted. They cannot be reproduced in part or in full without the author’s permission.
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