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 strongly disapproved of Heney's actions and ruminated over it for many weeks. During a temporary halt in the trial, Haas confronted Heney in court, produced a firearm, and shot him in the head; the bullet became lodged behind his jaw muscles, where even a slight deviation would have been lethal.