▁the ▁call ▁of ▁many ▁citizens ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁mayor ▁to ▁replace ▁Ba iley ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁private ▁practice ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁ ▁Private ▁att orney ▁Return ing ▁to ▁private ▁life , ▁Van ▁C ise ▁formed ▁a ▁law ▁partners hip ▁with ▁his ▁former ▁assistant ▁district ▁att orney , ▁Kenneth ▁Robinson . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁he ▁wrote ▁and ▁published ▁his ▁mem oir ▁of ▁the ▁gang - b ust ing ▁s aga , ▁Fight ing ▁the ▁Under world , ▁which ▁became ▁an ▁influ ential ▁book ▁in ▁cr imin ology ▁circles . ▁ ▁D rama ▁followed ▁Van ▁C ise ▁into ▁private ▁life . ▁For ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 ▁years , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁att orney ▁for ▁the ▁Rock y ▁Mountain ▁News , ▁and ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁ag gress ively ▁def ended ▁the ▁paper ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁su ed ▁for ▁lib el ▁by ▁Fred ▁Bon fil s , ▁publish er ▁of ▁The ▁Den ver ▁Post . ▁Bon fil s ▁died ▁before ▁the ▁case ▁was ▁tried . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁two ▁men ▁tried ▁to ▁kid nap ▁Van ▁C ise ▁from ▁his ▁front ▁yard . ▁Then , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁husband ▁of ▁a ▁woman ▁Van ▁C ise ▁represented ▁in ▁a ▁divor ce ▁took ▁two ▁sh ots ▁at ▁him ▁in ▁his ▁law ▁office , ▁to ▁no ▁effect . ▁ ▁Ret irement ▁and ▁death ▁Van ▁C ise ▁retired ▁from ▁practice ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁and