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==Meeting John Dillinger==
At the time of Makley’s incarceration, Indiana State Prison was on the silent system. Prisoners remained silent during work hours and in the dining hall. Makley was not a model prisoner, but incurred only minor infractions during his stay at Indiana State: possessing contraband cigarette papers
It was here that Makley became friends with a number of prominent bank robbers, including [[Harry Pierpont]], [[Homer Van Meter]], [[John Hamilton (gangster)|John Hamilton]], [[Russell Clark (criminal)|Russell Clark]], and [[John Dillinger]]. Dillinger was paroled in May 1933, but swore to liberate his friends, and had pistols smuggled in to Makley, Pierpont, Hamilton, Clark, and several other convicts. The pistols were smuggled in a crate of thread that was delivered to the prison shirt shop. On September 26, 1933, a total of ten armed men escaped from the main gate of Indiana State Prison.<ref name="checkmark"/> The ten escapees were Pierpont, Russell Clark, Makley, Hamilton, James Jenkins, Ed Shouse, Walter Dietrich, James Clark, Joseph Fox and Joseph Burns.
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