John James Meikle
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John James Meikle
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John James Meikle was a New Zealand farmer and litigant. He was born in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland in c. 1845 and arrived in New Zealand in early 1870. On the evidence brought by a private detective who received a sizeable reward and despite a character reference by former prime minister, Sir Robert Stout, Meikle was convicted of sheep stealing and served five years in prison. After some years of collecting evidence, Meikle laid a charge of perjury against the private detective, who was
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