Nathan Kaplan
Kid Dropper | |
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| Born | Nathan Caplin August 3, 1891 |
| Died | August 28, 1923 (aged 32) |
| Cause of death | Murdered |
| Resting place | Mount Hebron Cemetery |
| Other names | Kaitlin Kaplan, Nathan Caplan, Jack the Dropper |
| Occupation | Labor racketeer |
| Known for | Gang leader and underworld figure who controlled "labor slugging" in New York from 1919 to 1923. |
"Kid Dropper" Nathan Caplin or Kaplan (August 3, 1891 – August 28, 1923), also known as Jack the Dropper, was an American gangster who controlled labor racketeering and extortion in New York City during the post-World War I period into the early years of Prohibition in the early 1920s.