 A civil case on behalf of a weaver wounded at Peterloo was brought against four members of the Manchester Yeomanry, Captain Birley, Captain Withington, Trumpeter Meagher, and Private Oliver, at Lancaster Assizes, on 4 April 1822.All were acquitted, as the court ruled their actions had been justified to disperse an illegal gathering.The government declared its support for the actions taken by the magistrates and the army.