6 ▁he ▁was ▁conv icted ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death . ▁ ▁L ally ▁made ▁an ▁un success ful ▁attempt ▁at ▁suic ide ▁in ▁prison ▁after ▁his ▁sent encing , ▁but ▁three ▁days ▁after ▁his ▁conv iction , ▁he ▁was ▁g ag ged ▁to ▁prevent ▁him ▁from ▁protest ing ▁his ▁innoc ence ▁further , ▁and ▁transport ed ▁in ▁a ▁garbage ▁cart ▁to ▁be ▁be head ed ▁at ▁the ▁Place ▁de ▁Gr ève . ▁The ▁execution er ' s ▁first ▁blow ▁only ▁s lic ed ▁open ▁his ▁sk ull , ▁and ▁it ▁took ▁a ▁second ▁to ▁kill ▁him . ▁ ▁Pro gen y ▁By ▁one ▁Fel icity ▁Cro ft on , ▁L ally ▁had ▁a ▁legit im ised ▁son ▁and ▁he ir , ▁Tro ph ime - G ér ard , ▁later ▁Mar quis ▁de ▁L ally - T oll end al , ▁a ▁distinguished ▁French ▁states man ▁who ▁( as ▁further ▁described ▁below ) ▁subsequently ▁devoted ▁much ▁time ▁and ▁energy ▁to ▁the ▁re h abil itation ▁of ▁his ▁father ’ s ▁memory . ▁L ally ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁natural ▁daughter , ▁Henri etta ▁( or ▁Har ri et ), ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁Mad ras ▁and ▁died ▁on ▁ 9 ▁September ▁ 1 8 3 6 . ▁ ▁Vol taire ' s ▁efforts ▁at ▁re h abil itation ▁Vol taire ▁knew ▁L ally ▁personally , ▁and ▁had ▁no ▁lik ing ▁for ▁him . ▁As ▁he ▁had ▁invest ments ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁India ▁Company , ▁he ▁was ▁concerned ▁' this ▁Irish ▁hot head ' ▁might