Show UPS AND DOWNS OF LIFE late lata califor california lunatic now patriarch of the Chal deans san francisco april 20 the strangeness of truth has often been commented upon as exceeding the most fanciful nights flights of notion fiction an illustration of this Is furnished in the career of john joseph bourl who has been cronner patriarch at the chaldean pontifical on CIL thedral at huet malabar Ma ZIa lalar and I 11 Is II I ruler over the syrian Chal deans four years ago aco ho he mas aa committed by judge walter H levy to tho the asylum for the insane at napa and there he rema remained tried until sept irber 1993 nhen hen ho he was restored to liberty on june 23 there arrived in this city from india a man who by his dress dres his manner and his speech was waa easily reco recognized I 1 I 1 as ad an oriental religious roll clous student not loss less remarkable than his appearance was the story etory he told ile he caal claimed ined to have discovered the remains of 0 noahs ark on tho the summit of mount blount ararat when released from the asylum bourl claimed that lie he had bad been robbed of tour four medals studded with diamonds and valued at tho the rift gift of the chaldean greek church of it a negotiable note for 2300 00 end and of his credentials dr chalmers Ch almera easton bell believed eved in him and helped him lit in his journey east v ard later on be displayed his knowle dire of G reek greek and in washington D C at ai the institution he translated the hieroglyphics on some tablets there ith surprising ng ease now cornea comes the climax to the story etory in a letter from the rev john 11 barrows Bar rowa declaring that john joseph joeph S nouri the deposed kins king of the haldeane Chal hal deans has been restored that ills hla claims have been recognized and that the man Is living in splendor at trl tri char |