Charley's Known Traits

Height: 5’6”
Weight: 175 pounds
“Inherent facial ugliness”
Alert bluish-gray eyes
Sun-baked weathered skin, wrinkles
Some say she was slender and wiry, others say short and burly
Small hands and feet
Always wore beautiful embroidered leather driving gloves
Liked quality clothes
Carried a blacksnake whip
She carried a handgun
Chewed plug tobacco and smoked 25 cent cigars that she won at dice-throwing
Drank a fair amount of Monongahela whiskey, but never before, or while driving her rig
She gambled a bit, threw dice and played poker
Quiet, though some say she had an oddly sharp and high-pitched voice
Appeared shy, stayed to herself
Had a enviable reputation for being an excellent whip
Well-respected as a stage-driver and liked
She would not talk about herself
Enjoyed children and often gave them candy and trinkets
According to George F. Harmon, who as a boy knew Charley, she had a gentle disposition and a fondness for children.
She mended her own harness, did a worthy job of blacksmithing, and single-handedly tossed passenger bags into the boot or up top

Charley’s Monikers