The 1920's The 1920s may have begun on a note favoring the consumption of wine, but it also opened on a threat to liberty and capital punishment for political syndicalism. In the spring of 1920, a typesetter and anarchist named Andrea Salsedo was arrested in New York City and held without counsel for eight weeks. This was a violation of the 5th Amendment. Salsedo was denied counsel during his incarceration without any charge. He was not allowed to contact his family or a lawyer. His crushed body was found on the street fourteen floors from where the FBI was holding him. The FBI said he had committed suicide. Two friends of S