Haas deeply resented Heney's action and brooded over it for many weeks. While the trial was in temporary recess, Haas approached Heney in the courtroom, whipped out a revolver, and shot the attorney in the head; the bullet lodged behind the jaw muscles, where a difference of a fraction of an inch in any direction would have produced a fatal wound.
Haas was deeply troubled by Heney's actions and spent several weeks pondering it. While the trial was paused, Haas confronted Heney in court, pulled out a gun, and shot him in the head; the bullet became lodged behind his jaw muscles, where even a slight mistake would have been fatal.