Play the detective-can you solve this murder?

Question

A man was found murdered one Sunday morning.

His wife immediately called the police.

The police questioned the wife and staff and was given these alibis:

The Wife said she was in bed reading a book.

The Cook claimed she cooking breakfast.

The Gardener claimed he was planting seeds.

The Maid claimed she was getting the mail.

The Butler claimed he polishing the silver.

The police instantly arrested the murderer. Who did it and how did they know?

Answer 1

k...i admit it I didnot know the answer till I saw urs....

Answer 2

Well, no mail is ever delivered on Sundays, so what mail was the maid getting? So I guess it is the maid

Answer 3

ooh. that was a good one.

Answer 4

The maid because there is no mail on Sunday.  

Answer 5

so tell us already

Answer 6

The butler did it because he was wiping the blood off the silver, not polishing it.

Answer 7

he killed his self  

Answer 8

isnt there supposed to be like a mail man or something in the list?

Answer 9

Maid

Answer 10

it was all of them they were all in on it and created alibis.

Answer 11

i'm guessing maid, because she is supposed to clean things and the butler would probably be the one getting the mail

Answer 12

The maid, no mail on sunday

Answer 13

wife???

Answer 14

the maid, theres no mail on sundays.

Answer 15

either the maid cause their can be no mail on sunday (maybe she just went to the mailbox cause she thought their would be mail in there

or maybe it could be the butler cause maybe he was cleaning up the crime scene or something when he stated he was polishing the silver

Answer 16

the maid because there was no mail on sundays!