▁not ▁be ▁good ▁for ▁the ▁share hold ers ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁out ▁to ▁India . ▁When ▁he ▁heard ▁of ▁his ▁execution , ▁he ▁wrote ▁to ▁one ▁friend , ▁" I ▁knew ▁L ally - T oll end al ▁for ▁an ▁abs urd ▁man , ▁violent , ▁am bit ious , ▁capable ▁of ▁pill age ▁and ▁ab use ▁of ▁power ; ▁but ▁I ▁should ▁be ▁aston ished ▁if ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁tra itor ", ▁and ▁to ▁another ▁he ▁wrote , ▁" I ▁have ▁just ▁been ▁reading ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁tra ged y ▁of ▁poor ▁L ally . ▁I ▁can ▁easily ▁see ▁that ▁L ally ▁got ▁himself ▁det ested ▁by ▁all ▁the ▁officers ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁P ond icher ry , ▁but ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁subm issions ▁to ▁the ▁trial ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁appearance ▁of ▁em be zz lement , ▁nor ▁of ▁tre ason ." ▁Vol taire ▁had ▁taken ▁up ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁campaign s ▁against ▁mis car ri ages ▁of ▁justice , ▁most ▁fam ously ▁that ▁of ▁Jean ▁Cal as . ▁ ▁His ▁work ▁to ▁expose ▁in just ice ▁and ▁ab use ▁of ▁process ▁was ▁often ▁h inder ed ▁by ▁the ▁unw illing ness ▁of ▁the ▁courts ▁and ▁other ▁authorities ▁to ▁release ▁evidence , ▁statements , ▁and ▁court ▁records . ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁case ▁too , ▁although ▁Vol taire ▁wanted ▁to ▁investigate ▁further , ▁he ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁pen et rate ▁the ▁institution al ▁secre cy ▁of ▁the ▁court ▁for ▁the ▁time ▁being . ▁ ▁Vol taire ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁take