The History of Railway Thieves with Illustrations & Hints on Detection, Fourth ed. (Madras: Higginbothams, 1915), pp. 4–19

Regarding the Bhamptas, it must be observed that the best description of them has already been given by Colonel Portman, and it would be almost vain to attempt to better it except, perhaps, in a few minor details. The Bhamptas are a class of people who reside in the Deccan, chiefly in the Poona, Satara, Nasik and Ahmadnagar Districts of the Bombay Presidency, and who earn their livelihood as professional thieves and pick-pockets.