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Elzy Lay, having ended his relationship with Josie Bassett, joined them with his girlfriend and future wife Maude Davis.
Through their relationships with the outlaws, and in exchange for their supplying the outlaws with beef and fresh horses from their ranch, the two sisters were in a position to get assistance from Cassidy and his gang in dealing with certain cattlemen who were pressing them to sell.
Similarly, Place was said to have indicated that she was from the East Coast, though she never revealed an exact location.